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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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2 If all in the Church of Corinth, (none excluded) even drunkards whiles drunken, and if all under the Gospel who are visible members of the Church ought to be admitted to eat the same spiritual meat and drink the same spiritual drink at the Lords Table, as he supposeth that in the wilderness all the Israelites did the like, who were Idolaters, Fornicators, &c. Then I beseech you observe how Master Prynne doth by all this overthrow his own rules; for pag. 2. and elsewhere he tells us he would have notorious scandalous sinners who after admonition persevere in their iniquities without remorse of conscience or amendment to be excommunicated from the Church and ⟨p. 426⟩from the society of the faithful in all public Ordinances? If both in the Church of Israel and in the Church of Corinth, all were admitted and none excluded, even those who were Idolaters or drunkards, whiles actually such without repentance or amendment; how can Master Prynne straiten Christians, now more then Moses did the Jews, or Paul the Corinthians? Since therefore his Arguments drive at it, its best he should speak it out, that all manner of persons who profess themselves to be Christians, be they never so scandalous, never so obstinate, though they persevere in their iniquity after admonition without amendment, yet ought to be admitted to the Lords Table.
2 If all in the Church of Corinth, (none excluded) even drunkards whiles drunken, and if all under the Gospell who are visible members of the Church ought to be admitted to eat the same spirituall meat and drinke the same spirituall drink at the Lords Table, as he supposeth that in the wildernesse all the Israelites did the like, who were Idolaters, Fornicators, &c. Then I beseech you observe how Master Prynne doth by all this overthrow his owne rules; for pag. 2. and elsewhere he tells us he would have notorious scandalous sinners who after admonition persevere in their iniquities without remorse of conscience or amendment to be excommunicated from the Church and ⟨p. 426⟩from the society of the faithfull in all publike Ordinances? If both in the Church of Israel and in the Church of Corinth, all were admitted and none excluded, even those who were Idolaters or drunkards, whiles actually such without repentance or amendment; how can Master Prynne straiten Christians, now more then Moses did the Jewes, or Paul the Corinthians? Since therefore his Arguments drive at it, its best he should speak it out, that all manner of persons who professe themselves to be Christians, be they never so scandalous, never so obstinate, though they persevere in their iniquity after admonition without amendment, yet ought to be admitted to the Lords Table.