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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 1
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Reply. He hath in his Treatise of Baptism done well; Jehovah bless his Work and Pains therein. And is it so in very deed? Is the ground and reason why he undertook to write about Laying on of hands, because it immediately follows Baptism, Heb. 6.1, 2? Did he find it so clearly there? and has that of Confirmation, as it is called, been so solemnly asserted in former and later times as an Ordinance of Christ, and necessary to Church-Communion? Methinks if this be so, he should have been very careful how he spake or wrote against such an Ordnance, which so immediately follows Baptism according to the Scripture; and more especially considering what he says about Authors and Antiquity, concerning Confirmation, or laying on of hands, it having been so solemnly asserted, practised, and enjoined, as above said.
Tho for my part I judg it not worth my while to make such a narrow search into Authors, Canons, Decrees of General Councils, and the like, as probably he and many may do: considering we have the Word of Christ so plain and clear in the case, what need we trouble our selves further, especially being satisfied, as some of the Fathers have said themselves, that no Doctors, nor Councils are of any authority or credit without the Word of God? Yet finding so many of the Ancients speaking so clearly touching this Ordinance, tho under another name, it confirms me in my belief and practice ⟨p. 4⟩herein; and one would think it should the more stumble them: for whatsoever credit, or esteem some of those Authors have whom he mentions, yet I judg he will grant several of them to be as famous as most who have written since the Apostles time, as hereafter may be hinted.
Tho for my part I judg it not worth my while to make such a narrow search into Authors, Canons, Decrees of General Councils, and the like, as probably he and many may do: considering we have the Word of Christ so plain and clear in the case, what need we trouble our selves further, especially being satisfied, as some of the Fathers have said themselves, that no Doctors, nor Councils are of any authority or credit without the Word of God? Yet finding so many of the Antients speaking so clearly touching this Ordinance, tho under another name, it confirms me in my belief and practice