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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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2. Those words, Let him be to thee, cannot be restrictive. It must be at least extended to all such as are commanded to rebuke their brother, and if he continue obstinate to tell the Church. Now the commandment for rebuking our brother that falls into a scandalous sin, is not restricted to him that is personally or particularly wronged, but it is a common Law of spiritual love, Levit. 19. 17. Yea, saith Mr Hildersham, ⟨p. 366⟩lect. 36. on Psal. 51. Every man hath received • commandment from Christ, to inform• the governors of the Church of such a brother as cannot otherwise be reformed, Matth. 18. 17. Tell the Church. If it belong to every Church member to reprove a scandalous sin which his brother committeth in his •ight or hearing, or to his knowledge, and if he repent not, to tell the Church, then it also belongs to every Church member to esteem him as an Heathen man and a Publican, if he hear not the Church.
2. Those words, Let him be to thee, cannot be restrictive. It must be at least extended to all such as are commanded to rebuke their brother, and if he continue obstinate to tell the Church. Now the commandement for rebuking our brother that fals into a scandalous sinne, is not restricted to him that is personally or particularly wronged, but it is a common Law of spirituall love, Levit. 19. 17. Yea, saith Mr Hildersham, ⟨p. 366⟩lect. 36. on Psal. 51. Every man hath received • commandement from Christ, to inform• the governours of the Church of such a brother as cannot otherwise be reformed,