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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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CHAP. VI. Whether Jesus Christ, as Mediator and head of the Church, hath laced the Christian Magistrate to hold and execute his Office under and for him, as his Vicegerent. The Arguments for the […] discussed.
CHAP. VI. Whether Jesus Christ, as Mediator and head of the Church, hath laced the Christian Magistrate to hold and execute his Office under and fo him, as his Vicegerent. The Arguments for the 〈…〉 discussed.
MR. Hussey is very angry at my distinctions and arguments which I brought against Mr. Col•mans fourth rule, insomuch that in his Reply to me, he spendeth very near two parts of three upon this matter, from pag. 16. to 44. having past over sicco ped much of what I had said of other points in difference. Come now therefore and let us try▪ his strength in this great point. He holds that Christ as Mediator hath placed the Christian Magistrate under him, and as his Vicegerent, and hath given him commission to govern the Church, which if he or any man can prove from the Word of God, it will go far in the decision of the Erastian controversy: though this is not all which is incumbent to the Erastians to prove, for as I first replied to Mr. Colemans fourth rule, the Question is, whether there be not some other government instituted and appointed by Jesus Christ to be in his Church beside the Civil Government: and if it should be granted that Christ even as Mediator hath committed, delegated and instituted ⟨p. 209⟩