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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 6
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Opening, and further proving Laying on of hands from Acts 8.16, 17. and 19.6. Also showing the Judgment of Ancient and Modern Writers upon those two Places.
Opening, and further proving Laying on of hands from Acts 8.16, 17. and 19.6. Also shewing the Judgment of Antient and Modern Writers upon those two Places.
MR. Danvers having laboured to weaken the proof of our Practice from Heb. 6.1, 2. ⟨p. 65⟩(tho all he says signifies nothing) comes p. 45. to examine Acts 8.17. and 19.6. which we affirm to be full Precedents for Laying on of hands upon baptized Believers. The sum of his Objections, or the way he takes to invalidate what we infer from thence, take as follows, p. 46.
Object. As to that of Samaria, it is said that several being converted in that City, and baptized by Philip, who wrought many Miracles, and continued some time with them, Acts 8.13. yet did not he impose hands upon them as we read of: the Church of Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had received the Word of God, and that the Spirit was not fallen upon any of them, viz. in a visible manner, (which was a Phrase attributed to those extraordinary Measures frequently given in those days,