. Aarons rod blossoming, or, the divine ordinance of church government vindicated .... e and liberty) I will not refnfe him. But ifany Jhallfo reply as to prevaricate and doe con-trary to thefe juji *nd reafonable demands^ I mufi(to his greater fijame) call him to the Orders , andmake his tergiverfation to» appeare. IJhall detaine thee (good Reader) no longer .TheL*rd guide thee and all his people in waies of truthand peace^ holinefje and righteoufneffe , and this Controverfie may (Itmft itjhall) have ahappy end to the glory of God Jo the embracing andexalting of Jefas Chriji in his
. Aarons rod blossoming, or, the divine ordinance of church government vindicated .... e and liberty) I will not refnfe him. But ifany Jhallfo reply as to prevaricate and doe con-trary to thefe juji *nd reafonable demands^ I mufi(to his greater fijame) call him to the Orders , andmake his tergiverfation to» appeare. IJhall detaine thee (good Reader) no longer .TheL*rd guide thee and all his people in waies of truthand peace^ holinefje and righteoufneffe , and this Controverfie may (Itmft itjhall) have ahappy end to the glory of God Jo the embracing andexalting of Jefas Chriji in his Kingly Office y to theordering of his Honfe according to His owne will Jothe keeping pure of the Ordinances, to the advan-cing of Holineffe^ and jhanting ofprophaneffe, andfinally to the peace^quiet^wel beings comfort, andhappineffe of the Churches of Chriji. Thefe things(without thoughts of provoking any either publikeor private perfon) the fear cher of hearts^hjtowethtb be defired and intended by him who is Thine, to pleafe thee, for thygood to edification,G EO*G ILLE SP IE* 21. THE The firtt^ooke. Of the Jewifti Church Government. if the Ertftians couldprove what they alledge con-sewing the lewiflj Church Government^ yet in thatparticular the Jewijh Church could not be a pre ft dentto the Chrifiian. THe Jewifh Church a patterne to us in fuch thingsas were not typicall or temporall. If it could beproved 3 that the Jewes had no fupreme Sanhsdrinbut one3 and it fuch as had the power of civill Magi-fhracy D yet there are foure reafons for which thateould be no prefident to the Chriftian theconftitution2 manner of proceedings3andpower of the Sarihedrin \ are touched. Of their Sy-nagoga Magna 5 what it was. That thePrieftshadgreat power and authority not onely in occasional! tjSynods^but in the civill Sanhedrin it felfe. Chap, The Contents. Chap. II. That thejcwijl) Church was formally diftinS from theIewifo State or Commonwealth. WE are conte
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