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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.
The next reason which I gave out of the Text was from those words, And gave him to be the head over all things to the Church; Christs headship and his Government as Mediator, are commensurable. Christ is a head to none but to his Church. These words of mine Mr. Hussey changeth thus: he is head over none saith Mr. Gilespie, but his Church, and then he addeth, Is this to argue out of Scripture, or rather to deny and outface the Scripture? the Scripture saith, he is over all. See what unconscionable impudent boldness this is, to cite my words (yea in a different character too, that his Reader may believe it the better) and yet to change not only my words, but my meaning. I purposely kept my self to the Text, that Christ is a head to none but to his Church, yet he that is the Churches head is over all things. And since Mr. Hussey will needs hold that Christ as Mediator is head of all things (which the Text saith not) what were the consequence hereof? The Text saith [Greek or Hebrew] over all things, not over all persons only: So Heb. 2 7, 8. compared with Psal. 8. 6, 7. Whence it follows by Mr. Husseys principles (which I tremble to mention) that Christ as Mediator is Head and King not only of men, but of sheep, oxen, fowls, and fishes. Behold how dangerous it is for men to be wise above that which is written.
The next reason which I gave out of the Text was from those words, And gave him to be the head over all thiags to the Church; Christs headship and his Government as Mediator, are commensurable. Christ is a head to none but to his Church. These words of mine Mr. Hussey changeth thus: he is head over none saith Mr. Gilespie, but his Church, and then he addeth, Is this to argue out of Scripture, or rather to deny and outface the Scripture? the Scripture saith, he is over all. See what unconscionable impudent boldnesse this is, to cite my words (yea in a different character too, that his Reader may beleeve it the better) and yet to change not onely my words, but my meaning. I purposely kept my self to the Text, that Christ is a head to none but to his Church, yet he that is the Churches head is over all things. And since Mr. Hussey will needs hold that Christ as Mediator is head of all things (which the Text saith not) what were the consequence hereof? The Text saith 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 over all things, not over all persons onely: So