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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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And if after sentence past against Mr Prynne he should still continue impenitent and not confess his fault in this particular? Will he allow the Lord Major, and all the godly Ministers who have eaten at the Lord Majors table to avoid Mr Prynne as an Heathen and a Publican? Let him take heed whether his principles will lead him.
And if after sentence past against Mr Prynne he should still continue impenitent and not confesse his fault in this particular? Will he allow the Lord Major, and all the godly Ministers who have eaten at the Lord Majors table to avoyd Mr Prynne as an Heathen and a Publican? Let hm take heed whether his principles will lead him.
2. Mr Prynne saith pag. 4. that Let him be to thee as an Heathen and a Publican, is interpreted by 1 Cor. 5. 10, 11, 12. 2 Thess. 3. 14. and elsewhere by Paul. Now that place of the Corinthians which he citeth, is meant of Excommunication, as shall be proved in due time. And vers. 12. (cited by himself) makes it plain, that a judicial act, not a private mans withdrawing only, is meant; for that verse speaks twice of judging, an Apostolical judging, and an Ecclesiastical judging. And the best interpreters expound 2 Thess. 3. 14. of Church censures. Its not the case ⟨p. 369⟩of private civill injuries which the Apostle there speaks of, but the case of public scandal, If any man be disobedient to the Apostolical Epistle, note that man, [Greek or Hebrew], put a mark upon him, that is, let him be publicly censured, Let him be separated from you, saith the Syriac, and then have no company with him, and all this that he may be ashamed, which must needs be by some public censure or black mark put upon him.