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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 7
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Object. But some will say, We have the Spirit in as great a measure as you, who never came under Laying on of Hands; and what greater measure ⟨p. 78⟩have you after your obedience thereto than before?
Ans. 1. We dare not boast of our Endowments; we are poor and needy, and therefore willing to use all Advantages, and be found in every Ordinance, to meet with more of Christ and his Spirit; and if you have so much, that you need not pray, nor use the means God directs to for obtaining more, 'tis a rare state you are arrived to.
Ans. 1. We dare not boast of our Indowments; we are poor and needy, and therefore willing to use all Advantages, and be found in every Ordinance, to meet with more of Christ and his Spirit; and if you have so much, that you need not pray, nor use the means God directs to for obtaining more, 'tis a rare state you are arrived to.
2. If God be better than his Word, we will not complain; he hath many ways to convey his Spirit into our hearts; yet this is the great Ordinance for distributing of it to baptized Believers. But may we not say with one of the Ancients, By this rite of Imposition of Hands, God hath promised, and the Saints received the Holy Ghost? for tho (saith he) the Spirit of God was given extraregularly, and at all times as God pleased, yet this of Imposition of Hands was [Greek or Hebrew], this was the Ministry of the Spirit; we receive Christ when we hear, and obey his Word, we eat Christ by Faith; and yet the blessed Eucharist is [Greek or Hebrew], the Ministry of the Body and Blood of Christ: the Lord's Supper is appointed ritually to convey Christ's Body and Blood to us; so is Laying on of Hands ordained ritually to give us the Spirit.