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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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I added, that all power in heaven and earth may be said to be given to Christ as he is the eternal Son of God, in another respect, namely in respect of the declaration thereof at his resurrection. To this Mr. Hussey replieth, that to hold any thing should be given him that should concern his God-head at the time of his resurrection, is more monstrous. Then hath Gomarus and others given a monstrous answer to the Ubiquitaries, yet they clear it by Augustine's rule, aliquid dicitur fieri quando incipit patesieri. Is it any more strange then to say that Christ was begotten that day when he was raised from the dead Act. 13. 33. The Son of God had in obedience to his Fathers will, laid aside and relinquished his divine dominion and power when he took upon him the form of a servant (which I said before, but it seems was not considered by Mr. Hussey) now at his resurrection the Father restoreth with advantage that formerly relinquished Sovereignty.
I added, that all power in heaven and earth may be said to be given to Christ as he is the eternal Son of God, in another respect, namely in respect of the declaration thereof at his resurrection. To this Mr. Hussey replieth, that to hold any thing should be given him that should concern his God-head at the time of his resurrection, is more monstrous. Then hath Gomarus and others given a monstrous answer to the Ubiquitaries, yet they clear it by Augustines rule, aliquid dicitur fieri quando incipit patesieri. Is it any more strange then to say that Christ was begotten that day when he was raised from the dead Act. 13. 33. The Son of God had in obedience to his Fathers will, laid aside and relinquished his divine dominion and power when he took upon him the forme of a servant (which I said before, but it seems was not considered by Mr. Hussey) now at his resurrection the Father restoreth with advantage that formerly relinquished Soveraignty.
But he addeth, that if Matt. 28. 18. be not understood of Christ as Mediator, then he had no authority as Mediator to send his Apostles: for it followeth Go ye therefore and preach: from this authority here spoken of, is the authority to preach the Gospel.