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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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Secondly, and if he would needs debate what Texts of Scripture do prove the thing, and what precept or president in Scripture doth warrant it: me thinks he had done better to have informed himself, on what Scriptural proofs the Reverend Assembly had grounded the suspension of scandalous sinners from the Sacrament, though not yet cast out of the Church; The proofs from Scripture voted in the Assembly, were these. Because the Ordinance it self must not be profaned. And because we are charged to withdraw from those who walk disorderly. And because of the great sin and danger both to him that comes unworthily, and also to the whole Church. The Scriptures from which the Assembly did prove all this, were, Matth. 7. 6. 2 Thess. 3. 6, 14, 15. 1 Cor. 11. 27, to the end of the Chapter, compared with Jude vers. 23. 1 Tim. 5. 22. Another proof added by the Assembly was this. There was power and authority under the Old Testament to keep unclean persons from holy things, Levit. 13. 5. Num. 9. 7. 2 Chro. 23. 19. And the like power and authority by way of analogy continues under the new Testament, for the authoritative suspension from the Lords Table, of a person not yet cast out of the Church. Now that which was the strength of the Assemblies proofs of the proposition, Mr Prynne hath almost never touched, but run out upon other particulars.
Secondly, and if he would needs debate what Texts of Scripture doe prove the thing, and what precept or president in Scripture doth warrant it: me thinks he had done better to have informed himselfe, on what Scripturall proofs the Reverend Assembly had grounded the suspension of scandalous sinners from the Sacrament, though not yet cast out of the Church; The proofes from Scripture voted in the Assembly, were these. Because the Ordinance it selfe must not be prophaned. And because we are charged to withdraw from those who walk disorderly. And because of the great sinne and danger both to him that comes unworthily, and also to the whole Church. The Scriptures from which the Assembly did prove all this, were,