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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Epistle to the Reader.
THE Substance of this ensuing Discourse was formerly wrote and published in answer to Mr. Danvers's Book against laying on of Hands: but the former Impression (called Darkness vanquished) being quite gone, I now, upon earnest desires thereto, present thee with a new one; and the rather, because I have met with a later and short Tract wrote by a nameless Author against this sacred Ordinance, which is also here briefly answered. I have also some hopes it may tend to establish such Churches and Christians as are in the practice of it, and convince such as do oppose it; that so clear and precious an Ordinance may not be lost; Destroy it not for a Blessing that is in it. But being unwilling to be tedious to thee, I commit it to the Blessing of God, whose Appointment it is. Farewell.
THE Substance of this ensuing Discourse was formerly wrote and published in answer to Mr. Danvers's Book against laying on of Hands: but the former Impression (called Darkness vanquished) being quite gone, I now, upon earnest desires thereto, present thee with a new one; and the rather, because I have met with a later and short Tract wrote by a nameless Author against this sacred Ordinance, which is also here briefly answer'd. I have also some hopes it may tend to establish such Churches and Christians as are in the practice of it, and convince such as do oppose it; that so clear and precious an Ordinance may not be lost; Destroy it not for a Blessing that is in it. But being unwilling to be tedious to thee, I commit it to the Blessing of God, whose Appointment it is. Farewel.