Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ…

Name: Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ…
Author: Benjamin Keach

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. ...

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London : Printed, are to be sold by Benj. Harris ..., 1698

[12], 110, [1] p. · 32k words · Wing K74 · ESTC R8584

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A brief Reply to a Book called, A Treatise concerning Laying on of…: A brief Reply to a Book called, A Treatise concerning Laying on of Hands.

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:339p. 105

Answ. We have proved in the preceding Treatise, that we have both a Command and Example for it, if a Command of God, and an Oracle of God, is all one: See Heb. 5.12. That which is an Oracle of God, is a Command of God; but Laying on of Hands, &c. is an Oracle of God, Ergo. And as to Examples, we have them also: see Acts 8. and Acts 19.

:340p. 105

2ly. Because (they say) they believe neither our Lord nor his Disciples were under it, pag. 4.

:341p. 105–106

Answ. Our Lord, we have showed, was under it; the Father laid his Hands upon him when he came out of the Water, and thereby sealed him; the Holy Ghost in the likeness of a ⟨p. 106⟩Dove rested upon him: And no doubt but our Lord laid his Hands upon his Disciples, since he taught this Precept as a Principle of his Doctrine, Heb. 6. 1, 2. True, we read not of their Baptism, nor of this neither; therefore from thence they may as well say they were not baptized, as that they had not Hands laid upon them.

Answ. Our Lord, we have shewed, was under it; the Father laid his Hands upon him when he came out of the Water, and thereby sealed him; the Holy Ghost in the likeness of a ⟨p. 106⟩Dove rested upon him: And no doubt but our Lord laid his Hands upon his Disciples, since he taught this Precept as a Principle of his Doctrine,

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