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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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The sixteenth Argument to prove a distinct Church-Government, is this. The visible political ministerial Church is the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, and he is the Head, King, Judge, and Law-giver thereof, Isa. 9. 6. Isa. 22. 21, 22. Psal. 2. 6. Luk. 1. 33. 1 Cor. 15. 24 Eph. 1. 21m 22, 23. Dare any say that the Lord Jesus shall not govern the Church of England, and reign over the same? Luk. 19. 14 27. Must he not be received both as Lord and as Christ? Acts 2. 36. Now in the administration and government of a Kingdom these three things are necessarily ⟨p. 292⟩required. 1. Laws. 2. Officers, Ministers, Judges, Courts. 3. Censures and punishments of offences. Which three being universally necessary in every Kingdom, can […] of all be supposed to be wanting in the Church and Kingdom o• Jesus Christ, who hath been more faithful in the execution o• his Kingly office, and hath provided better for the Government of his Church, then ever any King or State in this world did for a Civil Government. I add the Laws, Judicatories, and censures in the Kingdom of Christ must be spiritual and Becl•siastical, because his Kingdom is not of this world, and his servants cannot take the sword, John 18. 36. Neither are the weapons of our warfare carnal, but yet mighty through God, and in readiness to revenge all disobedience: 2 Cor. 10. 4. 6