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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
5. If he had intended to express Gods decree or purpose to give unto his Church certain Officers, he would not have said [Greek or Hebrew] and God hath decreed some in the Church. Which could make no perfect sense except some other thing were added. Mr. Hussey might as well expound Act. 5. 18. [Greek or Hebrew], thus, and they decreed them in the common prison. Mr. Hussey would render the Text thus, he hath appointed to his Church: If the Text had said [Greek or Hebrew] he might have rendered it so, but when the Text saith [Greek or Hebrew] he must not render it •o the Church, but in the Church, as Act. 19. 21. [Greek or Hebrew], Paul purposed in the spirit: the purpose was not to the Spirit, but in the Spirit.
5. If he had intended to expresse Gods decree or purpose to give unto his Church certain Officers, he would not have said 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and God hath decreed some in the Church. Which could make no perfect sence except some other thing were added. Mr. Hussey might as well expound Act. 5. 18. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, thus, and they decreed them in the common prison. Mr. Hussey would render the Text thus, he hath appointed to his Church: If the Text had said 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 he might have rendred it so, but when the Text saith 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 he must not render it •o the Church, but in the Church, as Act. 19. 21. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Paul purposed in the spirit: the purpose was not to the Spirit, but in the Spirit.