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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 as the second Person in Trinity, so nothing could be said to be put under him, because they were in that respect always under him. Is not this all one for substance with that distinction formerly cited out of Polanus, of a two-fold Kingdom of Christ, one natural; as he is the second Person in the Trinity, another donative, as he is Mediator? Lastly, Mr. Hussey argueth from Phil. 2. 8. 9. 10. Christ as Mediator is exalted to have a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee may bow. Answ. Here is indeed a ⟨p. 204⟩dignity, glory, and power, as Diodati saith, above all things, but yet not a government or kingdom, as Mediator: for those who must bow the knee to Christ, are not only things in heaven, that is, Angels, and things in earth, that is, men, but also things under the earth, that is, devils, yet devils are none of the Subjects of Christs kingdom as he is Mediator. Therefore this Text proves not a Head-ship or Government over all, (which Mr. Hussey contends for) but a power over all.
but as the second Person in Trinity, so nothing could be said to be put under him, because they were in that respect alwaies under him. Is not this all one for substance with that distinction formerly cited out of Polanus, of a two-fold Kingdom of Christ, one natural; as he is the second Person in the Trinity, another donative, as he is Mediator? Lastly, Mr. Hussey argueth from Phil. 2. 8. 9. 10. Christ as Mediator is exalted to have a name above every name, that at the name of Iesus every knee may bow. Answ. Here is indeed a ⟨p. 204⟩dignity, glory, and power, as Diodati saith, above all things, but yet not a government or kingdom, as Mediator: for those who must bow the knee to Christ, are not onely things in heaven, that is, Angels, and things in earth, that is, men, but also things under the earth, that is, divells, yet divells are none of the Subjects of Christs kingdom as he is Mediator. Therefore this Text proves not a Head-ship or Government over all, (which Mr. Hussey contends for) but a power over all.