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Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…Aarons rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…
Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present Erastian controversy concerning the distinction of civill and ecclesiastical government, excommunication, and suspension, is fully debated and discussed, from the holy scripture, from the Jewish and Christian antiquities, from the consent of latter writers, from the true nature and rights of magistracy, and from the groundlessness of the chief objections made against the Presbyterial government in point of a domineering arbitrary unlimited power / by George Gillespie ...Aarons rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present Erastian controversie concerning the distinction of civill and ecclesiasticall government, excommunication, and suspension, is fully debated and discussed, from the holy scripture, from the Jewish and Christian antiquities, from the consent of latter writers, from the true nature and rights of magistracy, and from the groundlesnesse of the chief objections made against the Presbyteriall government in point of a domineering arbitrary unlimited power / by George Gillespie ...
London: printed by E.G. for Richard Whitaker, 1646
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In the fourth place, Jo. 9. 24. seemeth to hold forth a judicial public confession of sin to have been required of scandalous sinners. The Pharisees being upon an examination of him that was born blind, and was made to see, they labour to drive him so far from confessing Christ, as to confess sin and wicked collusion, Give God the Praise say they, we know that this man is a sinner. Which is to be expounded by Jos. 7. 19. Give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession.
In the fourth place, Io. 9. 24. seemeth to hold forth a judiciall publike confession of sinne to have been required of scandalous sinners. The Pharisees being upon an examination of him that was born blind, and was made to see, they labour to drive him so farre from confessing Christ, as to confesse sinne and wicked collusion, Give God the Praise say they, we know that this man is a sinner. Which is to be expounded by Ios. 7. 19. Give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession.
Fifthly, as the Jews had an Excommunication, so they had an absolution, and that which intervened was Confession and Declaration of Repentance. And hence came the Arabic [Greek or Hebrew] nadam, he hath repented; and [Greek or Hebrew] nadim a penitent, the Niddui made the nadim: for when a man was excommunicated by the lesser Excommunication, sthe Consistory waited first 30. days, and then other 30. days, and as some think (the third time) 30. days, to see whether the offender were penitent, (which could not be known without confession) and would seek absolution: which if he did not, but continued obstinate & impenitent, then they proceeded to the greater excommunication. Which doth prove a public Confession, at least in the case of the excommunicated.
Fifthly, as the Jewes had an Excommunication, so they had an absolution, and that which interveened was Confession and Declaration of Repentance. And hence came the Arabik nadam, he hath repented; and nadim a penitent, the Niddui made the nadim: for when a man was excommunicated by the lesser Excommunication,