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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.
Master Husseys next answer is, that where our Books have it Obey them that have the rule over you, the word is [Greek or Hebrew], which is no more but Be persuaded. For proof whereof, he tells us out of Pasor, that [Greek or Hebrew] is verbum foreuse, a word whereby the Advocates persuade the Judges: yet we cannot say that the Judges obey the Advocates. I answer: Let him make of [Greek or Hebrew] what he can; the passive [Greek or Hebrew], doth frequently signify I obey, or obtemper: For which signification, H. Stephanus in the word [Greek or Hebrew], citeth out of Xenophon [Greek or Hebrew]: out of Plutarch, [Greek or Hebrew]: out of Plato, [Greek or Hebrew]. If we come to the Scripture phrase, I am sure in some places [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth a thing of another nature, then to be persuaded forensically, as Jam. 3. 3, Behold, we put bits in the ⟨p. 274⟩horses mouths, that they may obey us: [Greek or Hebrew]. But here when we speak of the obedience of Church-members to Church-officers, it is a free, rational, willing, Christian obedience; yet obedience it is which we owe to Spiritual Rulers, as well as that which we owe to civil Magistrates. Sure Gualther and Bullinger did understand [Greek or Hebrew] here to be more then be persuaded; for they apply this Text to the obedience due to Magistrates. And M. Hussey might have also observed that Pasor renders [Greek or Hebrew] by pareo, obedio; for which he citeth Gal. 3. 1. [Greek or Hebrew], not to obey the truth. And [Greek or Hebrew] he renders inobediens, refractarius, as Rom. 1. 30. [Greek or Hebrew], disobedient to parents. I know that [Greek or Hebrew] is also used for to be persuaded; but I verily believe M. Hussey is the first man that ever quarrelled the word obey in this Text, and turned it to be no more but be persuaded. Yet if he shall well observe that which followeth in the very next words [Greek or Hebrew], and submit your selves (which in Theodorets opinion noteth here intense obedience: They must not only [Greek or Hebrew], yield, but [Greek or Hebrew], yield with subjection and submission: This relateth to authority; nor can we say that the Judges do [Greek or Hebrew] to the Advocates, nor travellers to their guides) he himself shall be persuaded to cast away this gloss, and to seek a better.