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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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then he hath two most different Kingdoms, one as he is Mediator; another as he is the eternal Son of God. But Christ hath a Kingdom in time dispensed and delegate &c. If you speak of Christ as Mediator, God hath made him both Lord and Christ, Act. 2. 36. but as he is the eternal Son of God he is not Dominus factus; he is not made Lord and King, no more then he is made the natural Son of God. When the Psalmist speaketh of that Kingdom which Christ hath as Mediator, he tells us of the anointing of Christ. Ps. 45. 6. The Sceptre of thy Kingdom is a right Sceptre: vers. 7. Thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness. But we cannot say that Christ was anointed to that Kingdom, which he hath as the eternal Son of God. ⟨p. 200⟩Seventhly, If the Scripture holds forth a Kingdom which Christ hath over all creatures, and another Kingdom which he hath over the Church only▪ then it holds forth the twofold Kingdom which I plead for, and which Master Hussey denieth. But the Scripture holds forth &c. Christ as he is God over all, blessed for ever, Rom. 9. 5. exerciseth Sovereignty and Dominion over all things, even as his Father doth, Psal. 115. 3. Dan. 4 34, 35. for his Father and he are one. But as he is Mediator, his Kingdom is his Church only, and he is over his own House, Heb. 3. 6. You will say the word only is not in Scripture. I answer: When we say that Faith only justifieth, the word only is not in Scripture, but the thing is. Just so here: For, first, David, Solomon, and Eliakim were types of Christ the King. Now David and Solomon did reign only over Gods people as their Subjects, though they had other people tributaries and subdued: So doth Christ reign over the House of Jacob only, Luk. 1. 32, 33. The Lord shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David, and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever.