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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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But the Erastian Error being thus borne, nursed, fed, and educated, did fall into a most deadly decay and consumption: the procuring causes whereof were these three. First, the best and most (and in some respect all) of the Reformed Churches refused to receive, harbour, or entertain it, and so left it exposed to hunger and cold, shame and nakedness.
But the Erastian Error being thus borne, nursed, fed, and educated, did fall into a most deadly decay and consumption: the procuring causes whereof were these three. First, the best and most (and in some respect all) of the Reformed Churches refused to receive, harbour, or entertain it, and so left it exposed to hunger and cold, shame and nakednesse.
Some harbour it had in Switzerland, but that was looked upon as coming only through injury of time, which could not be helped; the Theological and Scriptural principles of the Divines of those Churches, being Anti-Erastian, and Presbyterial, as I have *else-where showed against Mr. Coleman. So that Erastianism could not get warmth and strength enough, no not in Zurick it self. Yea Dr. Ursi•us in his Judicium de Disciplinâ Ecclesiasticâ, & excommunication, exhibited to the Prince Elector Palatine Frederick the third (who had required him to give his judgement concerning Erastus his Theses) doth aonce and again observe, that all the Reformed Churches and Divines, as well those that did not practice excommunication, as those that did practise it, agree notwithstanding in this principle, that excommunication ought to be in the Church. Which is a mighty advantage against Erastianism.
Some harbour it had in Switzerland, but that was lookt upon as comming onely through injury of time, which could not be helped; the Theological and Scriptural principles of the Divines of those Churches, being Anti-Erastian, and Presbyteriall, as I have