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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
Book 3 › Chapter 8: Whether Judas received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
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As for Mr Prynnes reasons from Scripture to prove that Judas did receive the Sacrament, they are extremely inconcludent. First, he saith, that Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are all express in terminis, that Christ sate down to eat the Passover, and the twelve Apostles with him; that Judas was one of those twelve, and present at the Table; that as they sate at meat together, Jesus took Bread, &c. that he said of the cup, drink ye all of it; and Mark saith they all drank of it.
As for Mr Prynnes reasons from Scripture to prove that Iudas did receive the Sacrament, they are extreamely inconcludent. First, he saith, that Matthew, Marke, and Luke, are all expresse in terminis, that Christ sate down to eate the Passeover, and the twelve Apostles with him; that Iudas was one of those twelv•, and present at the Table; that as they sate at meat together, Jesus tooke Bread, &c. that he said of the cup, drinke ye all of it; and Marke saith they all dranke of it.
Answ. 1. The three Evangelists are all express in terminis, that when Even was come, Christ sate down with the twelve; as likewise that the twelve did eat with him that night; but that the twelve Apostles were with him in the eating of the Passover, they are not express in terminis, and I have some reasons which move me to think that Judas did not eat so much as of the Passover that night▪ whereof in the proper place. 2. And if he had been at the Passover, that proves not he was at the Lords Supper. When Christ took the cup and said, Drink ye all of it, it was after supper, that is, after the Paschal supper, as Mr Prynne himself gives the sense. 3. When Mark saith, They all drank of it, he means all that were present, but Judas was gone forth. His argument supposeth that Judas was present, which being before disproved, there remains no more strength nor life in his argument.
Answ. 1. The three Evangelists are all expresse in terminis, that when Even was come, Christ sate down with the twelve; as likewise that the twelve did eate with him that night; but that the twelve Apostles were with him in the eating of the Passeover, they are not expresse in terminis, and I have some reasons which move me to thinke that Iudas did not eate so much as of the Passeover that night whereof in the proper place. 2. And if he had been at the Passeover, that proves not he was at the Lords Supper. When Christ tooke the cup and said, Drink ye all of it, it was after supper, that is, after the Paschall supper, as Mr Prynne himselfe gives the sence. 3. When Marke saith, They all dranke of it, he means all that were present, but Iudas was gone forth. His argument supposeth that Iudas was present, which being before disproved, there remaines no more strength nor life in his argument.