A47585:316
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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1. That there doth not appear to be the least Scripture - precept, or Practice for any such Ordinance of Confirmation, or an imposing of ⟨p. 103⟩hands upon all the Baptized before they break bread, or are admitted into Church-communion.
2. That the Instances produced to prove it an Apostolical Tradition, are impious Lies and Forgeries.
3. That the Authorities by which it hath been heretofore enjoined, were nothing but Antichristian Can. & Decrees.
4. That the most eminent Witnesses and Confessors that opposed the Antichristian Usurpations and Innovations, have all along witnessed against, and impugned this of Confirmation, viz. the Novations, Donatists, Waldenses, Greek Churches, & Wicklissians.
4. That the most eminent Witnesses and Confessors that opposed the Antichristian Ʋsurpations and Innovations, have all along witnessed against, and impugned this of Confirmation, viz. the Novations, Donatists, Waldenses, Greek Churches, & Wicklissians.