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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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2. 'Tis evident that whosoever was baptized after Christ's resurrection in his Name was instructed into the Promise of the Holy Ghost, and consequently into Laying on of Hands, the outward Ceremony, or Ministry of it, belonging to them as Persons so considered. Paul seems to question their Baptism, since they were wholly ignorant of that glorious Promise of Blessing, annexed ⟨p. 72⟩thereto; which considered, may fully satisfy any unbiased Person that the extraordinary or miraculous Gifts could not be the End of this Administration: and as touching those Effects that followed, 'tis clear the like Effects followed all other Ordinances as well as this.
2. 'Tis evident that whosoever was baptized after Christ's resurrection in his Name was instructed into the Promise of the Holy Ghost, and consequently into Laying on of Hands, the outward Ceremony, or Ministry of it, belonging to them as Persons so considered. Paul seems to question their Baptism, since they were wholly ignorant of that glorious Promise of Blessing, annexed ⟨p. 72⟩thereto; which considered, may fully satisfy any unbiassed Person that the extraordinary or miraculous Gifts could not be the End of this Administration: and as touching those Effects that followed, 'tis clear the like Effects followed all other Ordinances as well as this.
Object. And whereas Mr. D. presumes to say, They were some of the Church of Ephesus; and again, not the whole Church.
Answ. 1. Can it be thought that those were at that time Members of the Church, and yet so ignorant of the Holy Spirit? And surely Paul would not have baptized them again, if they had been Members of the Church before.