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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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But to proceed, do our Brethren utterly detect all those impious Forgeries and Ceremonies used in Baptism, and contended for by those Fathers, Councils, and corrupt Churches they speak of, and so clearly witness against them, for changing the Subject, and Manner of Baptizing; and yet all the while hold for Baptism it self, and faithfully contend for it; yea and conclude too, notwithstanding those Abuses, and Corruptions by the Ancients, and in the false Church, Baptism all along was maintained? this I say, rather confirms ⟨p. 21⟩and proves the thing it self to be an Ordinance of Jesus Christ than otherwise (tho not as they perform and practise it) why cannot they do the like concerning that Rite of Popish Confirmation? We do detect and abominate all those superstitious Ceremonies used by them, and witness against them for changing of the Subject, viz. from baptized Believers to sprinkled Infants, or such as were rantised in their Infancy; and yet contend for the thing it self, as practised in the Apostles time: and little reason they have to blame us herein; since the work of Reformation, or to labour to reduce Ordinances to their primitive Purity and Lustre, is by all accounted a glorious Work; yea, and it is a full and complete Reformation we all long for, not only for one Ordinance to be restored and refined from the dross, and abominable filth of Popish Traditions, but every Appointment and Ordinance of Christ.
But to proceed, do our Brethren utterly detect all those impious Forgeries and Ceremonies used in Baptism, and contended for by those Fathers, Councils, and corrupt Churches they speak of, and so clearly witness against them, for changing the Subject, and Manner of Baptizing; and yet all the while hold for Baptism it self, and faithfully contend for it; yea and conclude too, notwithstanding those Abuses, and Corruptions by the Antients, and in the false Church, Baptism all along was maintained? this I say, rather confirms ⟨p. 21⟩and proves the thing it self to be an Ordinance of Jesus Christ than otherwise (tho not as they perform and practise it) why cannot they do the like concerning that Rite of Popish Confirmation? We do detect and abominate all those superstitious Ceremonies used by them, and witness against them for changing of the Subject, viz. from baptized Believers to sprinkled Infants, or such as were rantised in their Infancy; and yet contend for the thing it self, as practised in the Apostles time: and little reason they have to blame us herein; since the work of Reformation, or to labour to reduce Ordinances to their primitive Purity and Lustre, is by all accounted a glorious Work; yea, and it is a full and compleat Reformation we all long for, not only for one Ordinance to be restored and refined from the dross, and abominable filth of Popish Traditions, but every Appointment and Ordinance of Christ.