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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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If this must fail him, he hath yet another answer: Let the word stand, saith he, as it is translated obey; yet it is not alway correlative to the command of a Superior: and the holy Ghost requireth obedience here, not by an argument from the authority of him that leadeth them, but from the benefit that cometh to themselves; for that is unprofitable for you. He divideth what the Apostle ⟨p. 275⟩joineth; for there are two sorts of Arguments in the Text, by which the Apostle persuadeth them to this obedience: one is taken from the authority of the Ministry, which is intimated both by that name of authority [Greek or Hebrew], and by their subordination or submission which the Apostle calls for: another from the benefit that cometh to themselves, by their obedience, and the hurt which they shall do to themselves by their disobedience. Both these Arguments are wrapped up in these words, For they watch for your souls, which is the very same with that Acts 20. 28. To all the flock over the which the holy Ghost hath made you overseers. The Apostle doth also persuade Christians to be subject to the Magistrate, by an Argument taken from the benefit that cometh to themselves, Rom. 13. 4. For he is the Minister of God to thee for good: yet that doth not weaken but rather strengthen the Authority of the Magistrate.
If this must fail him, he hath yet another answer: Let the word stand, saith he, as it is translated obey; yet it is not alway correlative to the command of a Superiour: and the holy Ghost requireth obedience here, not by an argument from the authority of him that leadeth them, but from the benefit that cometh to themselves; for that is unprofitable for you. He divideth what the Apostle ⟨p. 275⟩joyneth; for there are two sorts of Arguments in the Text, by which the Apostle perswadeth them to this obedience: one is taken from the authority of the Ministery, which is intimated both by that name of authority 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and by their subordination or submission which the Apostle calls for: another from the benefit that cometh to themselves, by their obedience, and the hurt which they shall do to themselves by their disobedience. Both these Arguments are wrapt up in these words, For they watch for your souls, which is the very same with that