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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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Thirdly, When Christ was baptized, there was a voice heard from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; and the Spirit came down in likeness of a Dove. And when the Eunuch was baptized, the Spirit caught away Philip; but such Effects follow not now when Persons are baptized; ergo it's not the duty of any to be baptized now, if theirs be right Reason.
Fourthly, Peter preached to the Jews, Acts 2. and at one Sermon three thousand were converted: And he preached to Cornelius, Acts 10. and while he preached, the holy Spirit came upon them that heard the Word, that they spake with Tongues, and magnified God, But such Effects as these follow not now when we preach; ergo no Man is authorized to preach now, by their arguing.
Fifthly, When Paul laid his hands on those baptized Believers, Acts 19. the holy Spirit came upon them, and they spake with Tongues, &c. but these Effects follow not now when baptized Believers have hands laid upon them; ⟨p. 10⟩must we therefore lay hands no more? Surely we have no more reason to neglect or lay this aside, than we have all the other Ordinances, considering the like Effects followed them respectively, as well as Laying on of hands: But contrariwise I must needs say, instead of being stumbled, or weakened in my Faith and Practice concerning laying on of hands, from the consideration of those extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit being the Effects that followed once or twice as expressed in the Scripture, that I am thereby abundantly confirmed, and established in it, and that because I find every Gospel-Ordinance and Institution of Christ was in the primitive time more or less confirmed, according to