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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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Thirdly, The Kingdom of Christ saith Mr. Hussey, is a• ample as his Prophecy; but the Prophecy of Christ is extended to all Nations, as may appear by the commission, G• teach all Nations. But 1. I throw back the argument; Christs Kingdom and his Prophecy are commensurable: therefore as his prophecy is not actually extended to all Nations, except successively, as the Gospel cometh among them, so his Kingdom, as he is Mediator, is extended no further then the Church, not to all Nations. 2. His argument therefore is a miserable fallacy à dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter. Christs prophecy is extended to all Nations successively, and when the Gospel comes among them, therefore his Kingdom is simply extended to all Nations▪ and is not bounded within the Church only.
Thirdly, The Kingdom of Christ saith Mr. Hussey, is a• ample as his Prophecy; but the Prophecie of Christ is extended to all Nations, as may appear by the commission, G• teach all Nations. But 1. I throw back the argument; Christs Kingdom and his Prophecie are commensurable: therefore as his prophecie is not actually extended to all Nations, except successively, as the Gospel commeth among them, so his Kingdom, as he is Mediator, is extended no further then the Church, not to all Nations. 2. His argument therefore is a miserable fallacy à dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter. Christs prophecy is extended to all Nations successively, and when the Gospel comes among them, therefore his Kingdom is simply extended to all Nations▪ and is not bounded within the Church onely.
Fourthly, He tells us pag. 17. if kings may be called holy, if their Offices may be accounted holy Offices, or not sinful, they must be held off and under Christ. Answ. If he mean holy in opposition to civil, humane, worldly, secular, I deny the office of kings to be holy; if he mean holy in opposition to sinful, unlawful, unholy