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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
Book 2 › Chapter 10: Some Objections m•de against Ecclesiastical Government a•d Discipline answered.
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And for the objection now in hand, Mr. Hussey hath made it no whit stronger by his instance from Act. 6. For 1. the Apostles did not wholly lay aside the care of the poor. Sure Paul (afterward an Apostle) took great care of the poor at diverse times, and in diverse places as himself recordeth: but such taking care of the poor as did distract and hinder them from the main work of preaching the Gospel, this was it which they declined; and in that respect the work of baptizing also did give place to the work of preaching, 1 Cor. 1. 17. Likewise ⟨p. 311⟩the work of Discipline must be so ordered, as may not hinder the principal work of preaching the Gospel: which is very possible, yea probatum est: for where Church-government is exercised, there are as painful Preachers as any in the World, and such as neglect none of their other work. 2. To take special and particular care of the poor, did belong by Christs institution (whose mind was no doubt known to the Apostles) to the office of Deacons, and for that reason the Ministers of the word ought in like manner to be relieved of that burden by Deacons: but Church-Government doth belong to the Elders of the Church, of whom some labour both in Doctrine and Government, others in Government only.
And for the objection now in hand, Mr. Hussey hath made it no whit stronger by his instance from Act. 6. For 1. the Apostles did not wholy lay aside the care of the poor. Sure Paul (afterward an Apostle) took great care of the poor at diverse times, and in diverse places as himself recordeth: but such taking care of the poor as did distract and hinder them from the main work of preaching the Gospel, this was it which they declined; and in that respect the work of baptizing also did give place to the work of preaching, 1 Cor. 1. 17. Likewise ⟨p. 311⟩the work of Discipline must be so ordered, as may not hinder the principal work of preaching the Gospel: which is very possible, yea probatum est: for where Church-government is exercised, there are as painful Preachers as any in the World, and such as neglect none of their other work. 2. To take speciall and particular care of the poor, did belong by Christs institution (whose mind was no doubt known to the Apostles) to the office of Deacons, and for that reason the Ministers of the word ought in like manner to be relieved of that burthen by Deacons: but Church-Government doth belong to the Elders of the Church, of whom some labour both in Doctrine and Government, others in Government onely.