Aaron's Rod Blossoming: The Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated by Gillespie, George

Aaron's Rod Blossoming: The Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798886861631)

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Aaron's Rod Blossoming: The Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated by Gillespie, George

Aaron's Rod Blossoming: The Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated

$65.00
Aaron's Rod Blossoming: The Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated by Gillespie, George

Aaron's Rod Blossoming: The Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated

$65.00
Format: Hardcover
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George Gillespie's first book, the anonymously published Dispute against the English Popish Ceremonies, propelled him to the forefront of the Second Reformation of the Scottish Kirk. He was then appointed to be an ecclesiastical commissioner to attend the Westminster Assembly of Divines in London. There he produced his most famous work, Aaron's Rod Blossoming, in order to refute the Erastians, who argued for church subordination to the civil government. Gillespie divides his treatise into three sections: (1) "Of the Jewish Church Government," (2) "Of the Christian Church Government," and (3) "Of Excommunication from the Church, and of Suspension from the Lord's Table."

This new edition was created by comparing the texts of 1646 and 1844. The bibliography contains over six hundred entries, and all references have been traced. An exhaustive index is provided for all the Scripture references and authors cited, and the many Latin quotations have been translated in the notes. With the publication of this title, all of George Gillespie's works now will have appeared in new critical editions.

Author: George Gillespie
ISBN-13: 9798886861631
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Language: English
Published: 12/19/2024
Pages: 646
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.20lbs
Size: 10.50h x 7.50w x 2.10d
By George Gillespie
By George Gillespie
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About the Author

George Gillespie (1613-1648) was a member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines and, although its youngest member, was respected for his learning, zeal, and sound judgment resulting in his essential assistance to the preparation of the Directory and Confession of Faith. He presented the Confession of Faith to the General Assembly in 1647, obtaining its ratification. In 1648 he was elected moderator of the assembly, but the pressures of the position probably led to his death later that year.

About the Series Editor

Chris Coldwell has published fine-quality editions of Puritan, Presbyterian, and Reformed literature for over thirty years through Naphtali Press. He is also the general editor and publisher of The Confessional Presbyterian journal.

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