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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
THE CONTENTS. › Book 2 › Chapter 2: Some Postulata or common principles to be presupposed.
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CHAP. II. Some Postulata or common principles to be presupposed.
That there ought to be an exclusion of vile and profane persons, (known to be such) from the holy things, is a principle received among the Heathens themselves. That the dishonour of God by scandalous sins ought to be punished, as well, yea much rather, than private injuries. That public sins ought to be publicly confessed, and the offenders ⟨image 18⟩put to public shame. That there ought to be an avoiding of, and withdrawing from scandalous persons in the Church, and that by a public order, rather then at every mans discretion. That there is a distinction of the Office and power of Magistracy a•d Ministry. That the directive judgement in any business doth chiefly belong to those who by their profession and vocation are set apart to the attendance and oversight of such a thing.
THat there ought to be an exclusion of vile and prophane persons, (knowne to be such) from the holy things, is a principle received among the Heathens themselves. That the dishonour of God by scandalous sinnes ought to be punished, as well, yea much rather, than private injuries. That publique sinnes ought to be publiquely confessed, and the offenders ⟨image 18⟩put to publique shame. That there ought to be an avoyding of, and withdrawing from scandalous persons in the Church, and that by a publique order, rather then at every mans discretion. That there is a distinction of the Office and power of Magistracy a•d Ministery. That the directive judgement in any businesse doth chiefly belong to those who by their prosession and vocation are set apart to the attendance and oversight of such a thing.