George Gillespie
Naphtali Press
Hardback
646 pages

"Aaron's Rod Blossoming: Or, The Divine Ordinance of Church Government Vindicated", Gillespie's magnum opus, accomplishes three ends. First, it argues from the Old and New Testaments that Christ's church has a government distinct from the government of the State. Second, it demonstrates that Christ intends a particular government for the church. Elsewhere Gillespie defends a presbyterian form of church government. Here he proves against the Erastians of all sorts, that the church must establish a form of government according to the rule of God's Word. Third, it demonstrates that the church must engage in church discipline and must protect itself by fencing the Lord's Table. This volume represents an accessible but scholarly reproduction of a classic presbyterian work.