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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. The same words of Christs sitting down with the twelve are expounded (though upon other considerations) as spoken in reference not to the Paschal, but the ordinary or common supper, by Lorinus in Psal. 101. 6. following Maldonat, and by Gerhard. Harm. Evang. cap 170. p. 403. Their reason is, because according to the Law, the Passover was to be eaten standing, not sitting: but that is more then can be proved from the Law which doth not so much as speak of standing at the first Passover. It is no necessary consequence: they had their staves in their hands, ergo they were standing. This by the way.
2. The same words of Christs sitting down with the twelve are expounded (though upon other considerations) as spoken in reference not to the Paschall, but the ordinary or common supper, by Lorinus in Psal. 101. 6. following Maldonat, and by Gerhard. Harm. Evang. cap 170. p. 403. Their reason is, because according to the Law, the Passeover was to be eaten standing, not sitting: but that is more then can be proved from the Law which doth not so much as speake of standing at the first Passeover. It is no necessary consequence: they had their stav•s in their hands, ergo they were standing. This by the way.
3. Granting that Christs sitting down with the twelve were spoken of the Paschal supper, yet the paschal supper being after the other supper, at which Judas got the sop and went away (which I now suppose for the reasons before-mentioned till I see better reasons to the contrary.) It might be said, after Judas was gone, that Christ sate down with the twelve, as well as 1 Cor. 15. 5. it is said of Christ risen from the dead, he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve, though he was seen only of the eleven, and Judas was gone to his place. Which answers all that can be said from