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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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2. And now as to some other Churches he speaks of, I grant we read not of their practising ⟨p. 53⟩this Ordinance; yet what doth this make against it? For where do we read of their Repentance or Faith, of their being baptized, or their believing the Resurrection of the Dead, or Eternal Judgment? There is nothing spoken of several Churches as to any of these other Principles; and it is very observable, that we read but of one or two Churches that practised the Lord's Supper: yet none doubt but all the Churches continued in the practice of it, God's way being the same in every Church, 1 Cor. 4.17. If in some Scriptures it is spoken of as the duty and practice of the Saints, tho not expressed in all places, it matters not; for if what is the duty of one Believer as a Believer, be the duty of every Believer, then there is no need for the Almighty to speak of every particular Church's obedience either to Baptism, Laying on of hands, or the Lord's Supper, &c.
2. And now as to some other Churches he speaks of, I grant we read not of their practising ⟨p. 53⟩this Ordinance; yet what doth this make against it? For where do we read of their Repentance or Faith, of their being baptized, or their believing the Resurrection of the Dead, or Eternal Judgment? There is nothing spoken of several Churches as to any of these other Principles; and it is very observable, that we read but of one or two Churches that practised the Lord's Supper: yet none doubt but all the Churches continued in the practice of it, God's way being the same in every Church, 1 Cor. 4.17. If in some Scriptures it is spoken of as the duty and practice of the Saints, tho not exprest in all places, it matters not; for if what is the duty of one Believer as a Believer, be the duty of every Believer, then there is no need for the Almighty to speak of every particular Church's obedience either to Baptism, Laying on of hands, or the Lord's Supper, &c.