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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.
The first point of difference is, whether in those four Queries of his he stated the Controversy aright. He is offended that I (in a Sermon of mine before the honourable House of Commons) charged the Questionist with mistakes, and that I did not take notice of the question concerning suspension from the Sacrament, as he stated it. Vindic. pag. 3. I had reason, because he had mis-stated it; and since it pleased him to interpose in a matter depending between the Honourable houses of Parliament, and the Reverend Assembly of Divines, and to publish a paper plainly reflecting upon a Petition of the Assembly, I hope he can not think either the Assembly, or me, tied to his stating of the question. If he will meddle with the business of the Assembly, he must speak to it as it is. And that it may now appear how just cause I had to charge his Queries with mistakes of the state of the question, (which he still mistaketh) I shall endeavour a more particular and full discovery of these his mistakes. And first, that which was desired by the Assembly ⟨p. 539⟩was, that such a rule may be established by authority of Parliament, as may keep off all scandalous and notorious sinners from the Sacrament. The question was not what Texts of Scripture do warrant this thing. It did not concern me to debate whether the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament quoted by him, prove suspension from the Lords Table. The controversy was of the practical conclusion, and of establishing such a rule, as may keep off scandalous persons from the Sacrament. If the thing be done, if the conclusion be consented to, there is the greater liberty for men to abound in their own sense concerning the mediums to prove it.
The first point of difference is, whether in those foure Quaeres of his he stated the Controversie aright. He is offended that I (in a Sermon of mine before the honourable House of Commons) charged the Questionist with mistakes, and that I did not take notice of the question concerning suspension from the Sacrament, as he stated it. Vindic. pag. 3. I had reason, because he had mis-stated it; and since it pleased him to interpose in a matter depending between the Honourable houses of Parliament, and the Reverend Assembly of Divines, and to publish a paper plainly reflecting upon a Petition of the Assembly, I hope he can not think either the Assembly, or me, tied to his stating of the question. If he will meddle with the businesse of the Assembly, he must speak to it as it is. And that it may now appeare how just cause I had to charge his Queres with mistakes of the state of the question, (which he still mistaketh) I shall endeavour a more particular and full discovery of these his mistakes. And first, that which was desired by the Assembly