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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 3 › Chapter 2: Whether Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. prove Excommunication.
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4. For the other part, let him be unto thee as a publican, if the meaning were no more but this avoid all fellowship and familiarity with him, it doth not hurt our Exposition: exclusion from the Temple being clearly signified by his being as an Heathen: ⟨p. 367⟩and avoiding of fellowship with him being in the most emphatical manner further expressed by his being as a publicans both these put together do the more fully hold forth excommunication. And in this sense some resolve the words.
4. For the other part, let him be unto thee as a publican, if the meaning were no more but this avoid all fellowship and familiarity with him, it doth not hurt our Exposition: exclusion from the Temple being clearly signified by his being as an Heathen: ⟨p. 367⟩and avoiding of fellowship with him being in the most emphaticall manner further expressed by his being as a publicans both these put together do the more fully hold forth excommunication. And in this sence some resolve the words.
5. Yet let us see how Master Prynne proves that the Publicans were admitted into the Temple or Synagogues. He tells us that Christ received them or conversed with them, as if the meaning had been to compare an impenitent Brother with penitent publicans, Luk. 18. 13. who drew near to Christ to hear him Luk. 15. 2. who left all and followed Christ to be among his disciples Matth. 10. 3. Luk. 5. 27, 28.