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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 5
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Object. But you proceed, and say, That the Church of the Hebrews practised no such thing, for there is no mention that the hundred and twenty had hands laid upon them, nor the three thousand, Acts 2.
Answ. That the Church of the Hebrews practised this Ordinance as well as other Churches, is plain in Heb. 6.1, 2. As they repented, believed, ⟨p. 51⟩and were baptized, so they were under the practice of Laying on of hands: for that is a practical Ordinance all confess; Not laying again, saith the Author, Repentance from dead Works, &c. this plainly showeth they had once laid all those Foundation-principles.
Answ. That the Church of the Hebrews practised this Ordinance as well as other Churches, is plain in Heb. 6.1, 2. As they repented, believed, ⟨p. 51⟩and were baptized, so they were under the practice of Laying on of hands: for that is a practical Ordinance all confess; Not laying again, saith the Author, Repentance from dead Works, &c. this plainly sheweth they had once laid all those Foundation-principles.
Object. But may be, you will say, there is nothing of this signified in Acts 2. when that Church was first gathered.