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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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This is good reason to say of a son of Israel, if he be a son of Belial, let him be to thee as an Heathen, that is, esteem him as profane, and as lost as an Heathen; have no more Church communion with him then with an Heathen. And by this time I suppose it doth fully appear to the intelligent Reader that some uncircumcised Heathens were admitted in to the civill fellowship, and some Israelites continued not in the Ecclesiastical fellowship of ihe Jews: which overturneth the whole strength of Mr Prynnes answer to our argument from Matth. 18 But once more, (for I have thought good to insist the longer upon this point, because much dependeth upon it.) Let him be to thee as an Heathen, doth forbid Ecclesia•icall communion, not civill company except secondarily & as a consequent of Excommunication, & for spiritual respects and ends (as I shall show anon) but it is not meant of abstaining from mere civil company & fellowship: because the Jews were permitted to keep civil company and fellowship with Heathens, even any civill company which did not encroach upon Religion, or had appearance of an ensnarement into Idolatry, and in that respect (as participating of Religious fellowship) became unlawful. This is the point I have been proving, and which I will yet further prove out of Maim mides de Idolalotria cap▪ 9. That one Chapter is sufficient to […] the present question. Thus it begins. Three days before the feasts (or holidays) of Heathens that worship Idols, we are forbidden to buy from them, or to sell unto them any durable thing; to take or give any thing in lend; to take or make payment of that which was given in lend upon writ, or pledge; but what was given in lend upon words only, it is lawful to exact; because this seemeth to be taken out of their hands. It is also lawful to sell unto them, that which can not last, as green herbs or anything sodden; and that ever until their holy day. You see it was lawful among the Jews to buy and sell, borrow and lend, to make contracts, with Heathens, yea with Idolatrous Heathens; only in some (not in all) things there was a restraint upon them, and that but three days before the Heathen festivities. Then follows Sect. 2. This hath place in the land of the Israelites: but in the ⟨p. 38⟩other lands, it is not forbidden except upon their holy day.