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Aaron's Rod Blossoming

Name: Aaron's Rod Blossoming
Author: George Gillespie

George Gillespie 1646

Gillespie defends Presbyterian church government through biblical typology, using Aaron's rod as a symbol of ministerial authority.

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IS. Abrabanel

Melchier Adamus

Ainsworth

Aeschines

Albaspinaeus

Albinus Flaccus Alcuinus

Alex. Alensis

Algerus

Ambrosius

Ambrose the Monke

Ammonius Alexandrinus

Ampsin◊ius

Dutch Annotations

English Annotations

Apoll◊nius

Aquinas

Arabick N. T.

Aretius

Arias Montanus

Aristótle

Arnobius

Irish Articles of faith

Augustinus

Azorius

BAlsamon

Io. Baptista derubcis

Baronius

Basilius Magnus

Mr Bayne

Becanus

Becmanus

Beda

Bellarmine

Bertramus

Beza

Bilson

Brentius

Brochmand

Brughton

Mart. Bucerus

Gers. Bucerus

Budoeus

Bulling◊r

Buxtorff

CAbeljavius

Cajetanus

Calvin

I. Camero

Camerarius

Canons of the African Church.

L. Capellus

D. Carthusianus

Cartwright

I. Casaubon

The Magdeburgian Centurists

Chaldee Paraphrase

Chami◊rus

Chemnitius

Chrysostomus

D. Chytraeus

Is. Clarus

Fr. à S. Clara

Clemens

Clemens Alexandrinus

Nic. de Clemangis

Iudocus Clichtoveus

I. Cloppenburgius

I. Coch

Mr Coleman

A◊gid de Coninck

Barthol. Coppen

Balthasar ◊orderius

Corpus Disciplinae

Mr Cotoon

Tomes of Councels

Richardus Cowsin

Cyprian

Cyrill.

DAn◊us

R. David Ganz.

Demos◊henes

M. David Dickson

Didoclavius

Lud. de Dieu

Mich. Dilherrus

Di◊dati

The Directory of both Kingdomes

Syn◊d of Dort

Iesuits of Doway

I. Drusius

Du◊renus

Durandus

Duran◊s

ELias

R. Eli◊ser

C ◊ Empereur

Erastus

Erasmus

C. Espen◊us

Es◊ius

Euthymius

Aben Ezra

FA◊ritius

Mr Fox

Ch. Francken

Hist. of the troubles at Franckeford

The Disciplin of the reformed Churches of Fran◊

Dr Fulk◊

P. Galatinus

Phil. Gamachaeus

Gelenius

Laws and Statu◊es of Genevah

Genebrardus

Geo. Genzius

I. ◊rhardus

Gesnerus

S◊l. Glassius

Godwyn

Gomarus

Gorranus

Gregorius Magnus

Gregorius Thaumaturgus

Professors of Groning

Grotius

Gualther

HArmony of confessions

Harmonia Synoder◊n Belgicarum

Haymo

Helmichius

Hemmiugius

Heshusius

Hesychius

Hier◊

Hilarius

M. Hildersham

P. Hinkelmannus

Fra◊. Holy-Oke

H◊go de S. Uict◊re

Hug◊ Cardi◊lis

L. Humfredus

Aegid. H◊ius

M. Hussey

Hutterus

KIng Iames

Iansen◊us

I'lyricus

Iosephus

Iosuae levitae Halichoth Olam.

Isidorus Hisp◊lensis

Iulius Caesar

Fr. Iunius

Iustinus Martyr

KE◊erm ◊nnus

Dr K◊llet

C. Kir◊erus

COrn. a Lapide

Lavater

Laurentius de la barre

Mr Leigh

Nieolaus Lambardus

Lorinus

Luthe◊us

Lyr◊

MAccovius

Maimonides

Maldonat

Man◊sseh Ben. Israel Concilia◊or

Marianae

Marlorat

Martial

M. Martinius

P. Martyr

Maximus

Medina

Meisnerus

Menochius

Mercerus

P. Maulin

Munsterus

Musculus

G. Nazianzen

I. Newenklaius

Nonnus

Novarinus

OEcumenius

Origen

Luc. Osiander

PAchymeres

Mr Paget:

Pagnin

Paraeus

Parker

Pasor

Pelargus

Pellicanus

Pemble

Philo the Iew

Piscator

Plato

Polanus

Mr Prynne

RAbanus Maurus

Raynolds

The Remonstran◊s

Revius

Rittangelius

D. Rivetus

Rupertus Tuitiensis

M. Rutherfurd

EManuel Sa

Salmasius

Salmeron

M. Sal◊marsh

Sanctius

Saravia

I. Scaliger

Scapula

Schindlerus

Ionas Schlichtingius

The Booke of Discipline of Scotland

Scotus Subtilis

M. Selden

◊eius

F. Socin◊s

◊ipingius

Fr. Spanbemi◊t

Spelman

Stegmannus

Strigelius

Suarez

Suidas

Su◊livius

Syariac◊ N. T.

TAcianus

The Talmud

Tannerus

Tertullian

Theodoretus

Theophylactus

Tilenus

Tirinus

Titus Bostrorum Episcapus

Toletus

Tostatus

Tossanus

Trelcatius

Triglandius

Tully

WAlaeus

Walafridus Strabo

Mr Io. Welsh

Mr Iohn Wey◊es of Craigton

Mr Iohn Weimes of

Latho◊ker

Westhemerus

Whitgift

Whittakerus

Willet

I. Winkelmannus

Wolphius

GR. de Valentia

Vatablus

Uazquez

Uedelius

Uictor Antiochenus

Gisb. V◊etius

Gul. Vorstius

Hen. Vorstius

Ger◊ardus Uossius

Dionysius Vossius

Ursinus

ZAnc◊ius

Zepperus

Zon◊ras

Z◊inglius.

p. 1Aarons Rod blossoming: OR, The Divine Ordinance of Church-government VINDICATED.

p. 1CHAP. I. That if the Erastians could prove what they alledge concerning the Iewish Church Government, yet in that particular the Iewish Church could not be a president to the Christian.

OBserving that very much of Erastus his strength, and much of his followers their confidence, lie◊h in the old Testament, and Jewish Church, which (as they averre) knew no such distinction, as Civill Government, and Church Government; Civill Justice, and Church Discipline; I have thought good, first of all, to remove that great stumbling-block, p. 2that our way may afterward lie fair and plain before us. I doe heartily acknowledge, that what we finde to have been an Ordinance, or an approved practice in the Jewish Church, ought to be a rule and patterne to us, such things onely excepted which were typicall, or temporall, that is, for which there were speciall reasons proper to that infancy of the Church, and not common to us. Now, if our opposites could prove that the Jewish Church was nothing but the Jewish State, and that the Jewish Church-government, was nothing but the Jewish Stategovernment, and that the Jewes had never any supreame Sanhedrin but one onely, and that civil, and such as had the temporall coercive power of Magistracy (which they will never be able to prove) yet there are divers con◊iderable reasons, for which that could be no president to us.

First, Casaubon exerc. 13. anno 31. num. 10. proves out of Maimonides, that the Sanhedrin was to be made up (if possible) wholly of Priests and Levites; and that if so many Priests and Levites could not be found, as were fit to be of the Sanhedrin, in that case some were assumed out of other Tribes. Howbeit I hold not this to be agreeable to the first institution of the Sanhedrin. But thus much is certaine, that Priests and Levites were members of the Jewish Sanhedrin, and had an authoritative decisive suffrage in making decrees, and inflicting punishments, as well as other members of the Sanhedrin. Philo the Jew de vita Mosis pag. 530. saith that he who was found gathering sticks upon the Sabbath, was brought ad principem & sacerdotum consistorium, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. that is, to the Prince or chiefe Ruler (meaning Moses) together with whom the Priests did sit and judge in the Sanhedrin. Jehosaphat did set of the Levites, of the Priests, and of the chiefe of the Fathers of Israel, for the judgement of the Lord, &c. 2 Chro. 19. 8.

p. 2Secondly, the people of Israel had Gods own Judiciall Law given by Moses, for their civill Law: and the Priests and Levites in stead of civill Lawyers.

Thirdly, the Sanhedrin did punish no man, unlesse admonition had been first given to him for his amendment. Maimon. de fundam. legis cap. 5. sect. 6. (yea saith Gul. Vorstius upon the p. 3place, though a man had killed his parents, the Sanhedrin did not punish him unlesse he were first admonished) and when witnesses were examined, seven questions were propounded to them, one of which was, whether they had admonished the offender, as the Talmud it self tels us ad tit. Sanhedrin cap. 5. sect. 1.

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TO THE Reverend and Learned Assembly of DIVINES Convened at WESTMINSTER.
To the Candid Reader.
CHAP. I. That if the Erastians could prove what they alledge…
CHAP. II. That the Iewish Church was formally distinct from the…
CHAP. III. That the Iewes had an ecclesiasticall Sanhedrin and…
CHAP. IV. That there was an Ecclesiasticall Excommunication among the…
CHAP. V. Of the cutting of from among the people off God frequently…
CHAP. VI. Of the casting out of the Synagogue.
CHAP. VII. Other Scripturall arguments to prove an Excommunication in…
CHAP. VIII. Of the Iewish Exomologesis, or publike Declaration of…
CHAP. IX. Whether in the Iewish Church there was any suspension or…
CHAP. X. A debate with M. Prynne, concerning the exclusion of…
CHAP. XI. A Confutation of the strongest arguments of Erastus…
CHAP. XII. Fourteen arguments to prove that scandalous and…
CHAP. XIII. M. Prynnes argument from 1 Cor. 10. (which he takes to be…
An Appendix to the first Booke.
CHAP. I. Of the rise, growth, decay and reviving of Erastianisme.
CHAP. II. Some Postulata or common principles to be presupposed.
CHAP. III. What the Erastians yeeld unto us, and what we yeeld unto…
CHAP. IV. Of the agreement and the differences between the nature of…
CHAP. V. Of a twofold Kingdome of Iesus Christ: a generall Kingdome…
CHAP. VI. Whether Iesus Christ, as Mediator, and Head of the Church…
CHAP. VII. Arguments for the negative of that Question formerly…
CHAP. VIII. Of the power and priviledge of the Magistrate in things…
CHAP. IX. That by the Word of God there ought to be another…
CHAP. X. Some objections made against Ecclesiasticall Government and…
CHAP. XI. The necessity of a distinct Church-government, under…
APPENDIX.
The third Booke. Of Excommunication from the Church, AND Of…
CHAP. I. An opening of the true state of the question, and of Master…
CHAP. III. A further demonstration that these words Let him be unto…
CHAP. IV. A Confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of…
CHAP. V. That Tell it unto the Church hath more in it, then, Tell it…
CHAP. VI. Of the power of binding and loosing, Matth. 18. 18.
CHAP. VII. That 1 Cor. 5. proveth Excommunication, and (b • a…
CHAP. VIII. Whether Judas received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
CHAP. IX. Whether Judas received the Sacrament of the Passeover that…
CHAP. X. That if it could be proved that Judas received the Lords…
CHAP. XI. Whether it be a full discharge of duty to admonish a…
CHAP. XII. Whether the Sacrament of the Lords Supper be a converting…
CHAP. XIII. Twenty Arguments to prove that the Lords Supper is not a…
CHAP. XIV. Master Prynne his twelve Arguments brought to prove that…
CHAP. XV. Whether the admission of scandalous and notorious sinners…
CHAP. XVI. An Argument of Erastus (drawn from the Baptisme of John)…
CHAP. XVII. Antiquity for the Suspension of all scandalous persons…
CHAP. XVIII. A discovery of the instability and loosenesse of M.…
The Names of Writers or Workes cited and made use of in this Tractate.
CHAP. I. That if the Erastians could prove what they alledge…p. 1
CHAP. II. That the Iewish Church was formally distinct from the…p. 5
CHAP. III. That the Iewes had an Ecclesiasticall Sanhedrin and…p. 8
CHAP. IV. That there was an Ecclesiasticall Excommunication among the…p. 38
CHAP. V. Of the cutting off from among the people of God, frequently…p. 35
CHAP. VI. Of the casting out of the Synagogue.p. 60
CHAP. VII. Other Scripturall Arguments to prove an Excommucation in…p. 68
CHAP. VIII. Of the Iewish Exomologesis, or publike Declaration of…p. 73
CHAP. IX. Whether in the Iewish Church, there was any Suspension or…p. 83
CHAP. X. A debate with Master Prynne, concerning the exclusion of…p. 94
CHAP. XI. A Confutation of the strongest arguments of Erastus…p. 102
CHAP. XII. Fourteen Arguments, to prove that scandalous and…p. 113
CHAP. XIII. Master Prynnes Argument from 1 Cor. 10. (which he takes…p. 125
AN APPENDIX To the First Booke: Containing an additionall debate…p. 133
CHAP. I. Of the Rise, Growth, Decay, and Reviving of Erastianisme.p. 161
CHAP. II. Some Postulata or common Principles to be presupposed.p. 169
CHAP. III. What the Erastians yeeld unto Vs, and what We yeeld unto…p. 173
CHAP. IV. Of the agreements and differences between the nature of the…p. 184
CHAP. V. Of a twofold Kingdom of Iesus Christ: a general Kingdom, as…p. 194
CHAP. VI. Whether Jesus Christ, as Mediator and head of the Church…p. 208
CHAP. VII. Arguments for the Negative of that Question formerly…p. 231
CHAP. VIII. Of the Power and Priviledge of the Magistrate in things…p. 246
CHAP. IX. That by the Word of God there ought to be another…p. 267
CHAP. X. Some Objections m • de against Ecclesiastical Government a •…p. 307
CHAP. XI. The necessity of a distinct Church-Government under…p. 319
An Appendix to the second Book, containing a Collection of some…p. 329
Testimonies taken out of the Harmony of the Confessions of the Faith…p. 330
THE THIRD BOOKE. OF Excommunication from the CHURCH. AND, Of Suspension from the LORDS…p. 537
CHAP. I. An opening of the true state of the question, and of Master…p. 537
CHAP. II. Whether Matth. 18. 15, 16, 17. prove Excommunication.p. 361
CHAP. III. A further demonstration that these words, Let him be to…p. 38
CHAP. IV. A confutation of Erastus and Bilson their Interpretation of…p. 389
CHAP. V. That Tell it to the Church hath more in it, then, Tell it…p. 401
CHAP. VI. Of the power of binding and loosing Matth. 18. 18.p. 407
CHAP. VII. That 1 Cor. 5. proveth Excommunication and (by a necessary…p. 423
CHAP. VIII. Whether Judas received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.p. 436
CHAP. IX. Whether Judas received the Sacrament of the Passeover that…p. 461
CHAP. X. That if it could be proved that Judas received the Lords…p. 467
CHAP. XI. Whether it he a full discharge of duty to admonish a…p. 476
CHAP. XII. Whether the Sacrament of the Lords Supper be a converting…p. 489
CHAP. XIII. Twenty A • guments to prove that the Lords Supper is not…p. 504
CHAP. XIIII. Mr. Prynne his twelve Arguments brought to prove that…p. 522
CHAP. XV. Whether the admission of scandalous and notorious sinners…p. 539
CHAP. XVI. An Argument of Erastus (drawn from the Baptism of John) •…p. 552
CHAP. XVII. Antiquity for the suspension of all scandalous persons…p. 556
CHAP. XVIII. A Discovery of the instability and loosenesse of Mr.…p. 572
I shall now close with four Counter-Quaeries to Mr. Prynne.p. 585
A Testimony of Mr. Foxe the Author of the Book of Martyrs, taken out…p. 587