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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…

Name: Aaron's rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present…
Author: George Gillespie

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 ...

George Gillespie 1613–1648London: printed by E.G. for Richard Whitaker, 1646

[64], 590 p. · 229k words · Wing G744 · ESTC R177416

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THE CONTENTS. › Book 2 › Chapter 11: The necessity of a distinct Church-government, under Christian, as well as under Heath…THE CONTENTS. › Book 2 › Chapter 11: The necessity of a distinct Church-government, under Christian, as well as under Heathe…

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CHAP. XI. The necessity of a distinct Church-government, under Christian, as well as under Heathen Magistrates.

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This acknowledged by Christian Emperors of old. Grotius for us in this particular. Christian Magistracy hath never yet punished all such offences as are Ecclesiastically censurable. Presbyteries in the primitive times did not exercise any power which did belong of right to the Magistrate. No warrant from the word, that the Ordinance of a distinct Church government, was only for Churches under persecution: but contrariwise the Churches are charged to keep till the coming of Christ, the commandment then delivered. No just ground for the fear of the interfering of the civill, and of the Ecclesiastical power. The Churches liberties enlarged, (not diminished) under Christian Magistrates. The Covenant against this exception of the Erastians. The Christian Magistrate, if he should take upon him the whole burden of the corrective part of Church-government, could not give an account to God of it. The Erastian principles do involve the Magistrate into the Prelatical guiltiness. The reasons and grounds mentioned in Scripture, upon which Church-censures were dispensed in the Primitive Churches, are no other then concern the Churches under Christian Magistrates. The end of Church-censures, neither intended nor attained by the administration of Christian Magistracy. The power of binding and loosing not temporary. They who restrict a distinct Church-government, to ⟨image 22⟩Churches under Heathen or persecuting Magistrates, give a mighty advantage to Socinians and Anabaptists. Gualther and Master Prynne for us in this Question.

THis acknowledged by Christian Emperours of old. Grotius for us in this particular. Christian Magistracy hath never yet punished all such offences as are Ecclesiastically censurable. Presbyteries in the primitive times did not exercise any power which did belong of right to the Magistrate. No warrant from the word, that the Ordinance of a distinct Church government, was onely for Churches under persecution: but contrariwise the Churches are charged to keep till the comming of Christ, the commandement then delivered. No just ground for the feare of the interfeering of the civill, and of the Ecclesiasticall power. The Churches liberties enlarged, (not diminished) under Christian Magistrats. The Covenant against this exception of the Erastians. The Christian Magistrate, if he should take upon him the whole burthen of the corrective part of Church-government, could not give an account to God of it. The Erastian principles doe involve the Magistrate into the Prelaticall guiltinesse. The reasons and grounds mentioned in Scripture, upon which Church-censures were dispenced in the Primiive Churches, are no other then concerne the Churches under Christian Magistrtes. The end of Church-censures, neither intended nor attained by the administration of Christian Magistracy. The power of binding and loosing not temporary. They who restrict a distinct Church-government, to

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George Gillespie 1613–1648

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Richard Whitaker

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1646

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[64], 590 p.

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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…

CHAP. XI. The necessity of a distinct Church-government, under Christian, as well as under Heathen Magistrates.

APPENDIX.

The third Book. Of Excommunication from the Church, AND Of Suspension from the Lords Table.

The third Booke. Of Excommunication from the Church, AND Of Suspension from the Lords Table.

CHAP. I. An opening of the true state of the question, and of Master Prynnes many mistakes and mis-representations of our Principles.

CHAP. II. Whether Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. prove Excommunication.

CHAP. III. A further demonstration that these words Let him be unto thee as an Heathen man and a Publican, are not meant of avoiding Civill, but Religious or Churchfellowship.

CHAP. III. A further demonstration that these words Let him be unto thee as an Heathen man and a Publican, are not meant of avoyding Civill, but Religious or Churchfellowship.

CHAP. IV. A Confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. as likewise of Dr. Sutcliffe his Gloss, differing somewhat from theirs.

CHAP. IV. A Confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. as likewise of Dr. Sutcliffe his Glosse, differing somewhat from theirs.

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CHAP. XI. The necessity of a distinct Church-government, under Christian, as well as under Heathen Magistrates.

APPENDIX.

The third Book. Of Excommunication from the Church, AND Of Suspension from the Lords Table.

The third Booke. Of Excommunication from the Church, AND Of Suspension from the Lords Table.

CHAP. I. An opening of the true state of the question, and of Master Prynnes many mistakes and mis-representations of our Principles.

CHAP. II. Whether Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. prove Excommunication.

CHAP. III. A further demonstration that these words Let him be unto thee as an Heathen man and a Publican, are not meant of avoiding Civill, but Religious or Churchfellowship.

CHAP. III. A further demonstration that these words Let him be unto thee as an Heathen man and a Publican, are not meant of avoyding Civill, but Religious or Churchfellowship.

CHAP. IV. A Confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. as likewise of Dr. Sutcliffe his Gloss, differing somewhat from theirs.

CHAP. IV. A Confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. as likewise of Dr. Sutcliffe his Glosse, differing somewhat from theirs.

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