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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 2
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Reply. If it was as early corrupted, altered, and changed as Baptism, ought we not, since God has given us the Light of his Word and Spirit, to recover it from those Corruptions as well as Baptism? Infants Baptism we all say, is a Popish Tradition, or humane Innovation; yet is Baptism Christ's Ordinance: so in like manner we say, is laying on of hands upon Infants, or such as have only been baptized in Infancy, a mere Popish Rite, and Innovation: yet Laying on of hands upon baptized Believers as such, is an Ordinance of Christ, as divers worthy Men have clearly proved from God's Word▪ And tho the Ancient Fathers and Councils he speaks of, together with those of the Church of Rome and England, do wholly fly unto Tradition, to prove their practice of Laying on of hands upon Children; this will no more weaken our practice of Laying on of hands upon baptized Believers, than their flying to Tradition, and Usage of the Church, to prove their Infants Baptism, weakens our practice of baptizing Believers.
Reply. If it was as early corrupted, altered, and changed as Baptism, ought we not, since God has given us the Light of his Word and Spirit, to recover it from those Corruptions as well as Baptism? Infants Baptism we all say, is a Popish Tradition, or humane Innovation; yet is Baptism Christ's Ordinance: so in like manner we say, is laying on of hands upon Infants, or such as have only been baptized in Infancy, a meer Popish Rite, and Innovation: yet Laying on of hands upon baptized Believers as such, is an Ordinance of Christ, as divers worthy Men have clearly proved from God's Word▪ And tho the Antient Fathers and Councils he speaks of, together with those of the Church of Rome and England, do wholly fly unto Tradition, to prove their practice of Laying on of hands upon Children; this will no more weaken our practice of Laying on of hands upon baptized Believers, than their flying to Tradition, and Usage of the Church, to prove their Infants Baptism, weakens our practice of baptizing Believers.
Moreover, those of the false Church, who wholly make use of Tradition to prove their Pedobaptism, might without doubt, had God been pleased to open their eyes, seen that Baptism was a Divine Institution practised by the Apostles; even so might they also have easily seen, that that Laying on of hands practised by the Apostles next after Baptism, was Christ's holy Appointment; tho they could not find their ridiculous