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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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Eleventhly, that which was among the Jews a sufficient cause to deny circumcision to him who desired to be admitted and received into the Jewish Church as [Greek or Hebrew] Ger ben berith, a proselyte, son of the covenant, or [Greek or Hebrew] Ger tsedeck, a proselyte of righteousness, was also a sufficient cause to deny the Passover to a proselyte who desired to eat it. Even as now that for which we may and ought to refuse Baptism to one that desireth it, must needs be also a cause and reason to refuse the Lords Supper to him that desireth to receive it; for he that is not fit to be baptized, is much less fit to receive the Lords Supper. But profaneness or a scandalous conversation was among the Jews a sufficient cause and reason to refuse Circumcision. Yea as Dr Buxtorf tells us in Lexic. Chald. Talm. & Rabbin. pag. 408. before the Jews would circumcise or baptize a proselyte (for after circumcision they did baptize him) they did first examine him exactly, and prove him narrowly, whether he desired to be a proselyte, from covetousness, ambition, fear, the love of an Israelitish virgin, or the like sinister end. If upon examination it did appear that he was not moved by any worldly consideration, but by affection to Religion and the glory of God, then they proceeded to set before his eyes the strictness of the law, and how strait and narrow a path he must walk in, telling him also of the persecutions and tribulations of Israel. If after all this trial they found him steadfast in his desires and resolutions, then they received him, he being ⟨p. 121⟩first instructed in the Articles of their faith, and in the Commandments of the Law. How much less would they have circumcised a scandalous person, being so far from any hopeful signs of sincerity, that he had the black marks of a worker of iniquity? And if they would not receive such a scandalous flagitious person to circumcision, how could they receive such a one (being circumcised) to the Passover?
Eleventhly, that which was among the Jewes a sufficient cause to deny circumcision to him who desired to be admitted and received into the Jewish Church as 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Ger ben berith, a proselyte, sonne of the covenant, or 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Ger tsedeck, a proselyte of righteousnesse, was also a sufficient cause to deny the Passeover to a proselyte who desired to eate it. Even as now that for which we may and ought to refuse Baptisme to one that desireth it, must needs be also a cause and reason to refuse the Lords Supper to him that desireth to receive it; for he that is not fit to be baptized, is much lesse fit to receive the Lords Supper. But prophanesse or a scandalous conversation was among the Jewes a sufficient cause and reason to refuse Circumcision. Yea as Dr Buxtorf tels us in Lexic. Chald. Talm. & Rabbin. pag. 408. before the Jewes would circumcise or baptize a proselyte (for after circumcision they did baptize him) they did first examine him exactly, and prove him narrowly, whether he desired to be a proselyte, from covetousnesse, ambition, feare, the love of an Israelitish virgin, or the like sinister end. If upon examination it did appeare that he was not moved by any worldly consideration, but by affection to Religion and the glory of God, then they proceeded to set before his eyes the strictnesse of the law, and how strait and narrow a path he must walke in, telling him also of the persecutions and tribulations of Israel. If after all this triall they found him stedfast in his desires and resolutions, then they received him, he being