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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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CHAP. IV. A confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of Math. 18. 15, 16, 17. as likewise of Doctor Sutliffe his Gloss differing some what from theirs.
CHAP. IV. A confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of Math. 18. 15, 16, 17. as likewise of Doctor Sutliffe his Glosse differing some what from theirs.
AS for that other Erastian Gloss upon Matth. 18. 17. that Christ meaneth of going to the orthodox Magistrate being of the same true religion, (& that this is the sense of those words Tell the Church) but if the Brother who hath done us wrong will not hear nor obey that Magistrate, then let him he unto thee as an Heathen man and a publican, that is, thou mayest prosecute him, as thou wouldest prosecute an Heathen man or a Publican before an extrinsical Tribunal, such as at that time the Roman Emperors was to the Jews. See Erastus thes. 41. wherein he is followed by Bishop Bilson of the perpetual Government of Christs Church cap. 4. This Gloss hath been justly rejected by many learned men. The first Argument which I bring against it, is that it is wide from the scope of the Text, yea prejudgeth and even overthroweth the great thing which is principally intended by Jesus Christ in this place, Camero Myroth. in Math. 18. thinks it is, utterly different from Christs intention in this place, which is to prescribe rules to our consciences concerning the amendment of our Brother, and the reducing of him from his sin, not to give economical rules concerning the reparation of our injuries or losses: Wherefore he concludes that by the Church is meant the Presbytery mentioned 1. Tim. 4. 14. He holdeth also that in the new Testa. the word [Greek or Hebrew] doth ever signify an Assembly cum [Greek or Hebrew] ad religionem, with an habitude and reference to religion. Let it be also observed with Bucerus Script. Anglic. pag. 40. 41. 304, 305, 306. that what our Saviour directeth one Brother to do toward the gaining of another, by admonitions and reproofs, doth only belong to the care and solicitude of the salvation of his soul, and the gaining of him from eternal death to eternal life; and this he