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Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ…
Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ in answer to Mr. Danvers's former book entitled, A treatise of laying on of hands : with a brief answer to a late book called, A treatise concerning laying on of hands, written by a nameless author / by B.K. ...Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ in answer to Mr. Danvers's former book intituled, A treatise of laying on of hands : with a brief answer to a late book called, A treatise concerning laying on of hands, written by a nameless author / by B.K. ...
London : Printed, are to be sold by Benj. Harris ..., 1698
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Laying on of Hands UPON BAPTIZED BELIEVERS, As such, Proved both fr… › Chapter 4
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But to proceed, he adds Hyperus, who saith, Imposition of hands, Heb. 6.2. was in the confirmation of those that had been baptized and rightly instructed, that they might receive the Holy Spirit. He urgeth several other Persons of the same mind, as Illyricus, Mr. Deering, &c.
To which I might add what Mr. Hughes late of Plymouth in his Ep. to Mr. Hanmer's Book, mentions on this account, speaking of Heb. 6.2. It is by some glorious Lights in the Church (saith he) understood of Confirmation, in that Phrase of Imposition of hands, annexed to Baptism, Heb. 6. Whence it is said, that this abundantly testifies that the Original of this Ceremony flowed from the Apostles.
Before I proceed, I might cite a passage full to the same purpose, as the Judgment of the Learned Assembly of Divines, which take as follows, out of their Annotations on Heb. 6.2. Laying on of hands, say they, is usually called Confirmation; which stood first, in examining those that had been baptized what progress they had made in Christianity. Secondly, In praying for them, that God would continue them in the Faith, and give them more Grace, strengthening them by his Holy Spirit, they laid their hands upon them: whence the Apostolical Constitution was called Laying on of Hands.
Before I proceed, I might cite a passage full to the same purpose, as the Judgment of the Learned Assembly of Divines, which take as follows, out of their Annotations on