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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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2ly. Because (they say) they believe neither our Lord nor his Disciples were under it, pag. 4.
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, 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.
3ly. Because (say they) if the Apostles were under it, they must have an Administrator; and who, say they, should that be? p. 4. But there is nothing said of it, &c.