God had made the Apostles a promise, that he would with such miracles confirm their preaching, and mou• other to the faith. Mar. the last. The Apostles therefore believed and prayed God to fulfil his promise, and God for his truths sake even so did. So was it the prayer of faith that brought 1the holy Ghost, as thou mayst see also in the last of James. If any man be sick saith James, call the elders of the congregation, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil, in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick. Where a promise is, there is faith bold to pray, and God true to give her her petition. Putting on of the hands is an indifferent thing. For the holy Ghost came by preaching of the faith, and miracles were done at the prayer of faith as 2well without putting on of the hands, as with, as thou seest in many places. Putting on of the hands was the manner of that nation, as it was to rent their clothes, & to put on sackcloth, & to sprinkle themselves with ashes and earth, when they heard of or saw any sorrowful thing, as it was Pauls manner ⟨p. 153⟩to stretch out his hand, when he preached. And as it is our manner to hold up our hands, when we pray, and as some kiss their thumb nail, and put it to their eyes, and as we put our hands on children's heads, when we bless them, saying: Christ bless thee my son, and God make thee a good man: which gestures neither help nor hinder. This mayst thou well see by the xiij. of the Acts, where the holy Ghost commanded to separate Paul and Barnabas, to go and preach. Then the other fasted and prayed, and put their hands on their heads, and sent them forth. They received not the holy Ghost then, by putting on of hands, but the other as they put their hands on their heads prayed for them, that God would go with them & strength them, and coraged them also, bidding them to be strong in God, and warned them to be faithful and diligent in the work of God, and so forth.
God had made the Apostles a promise, that he woulde wyth such miracles cōfirme their preaching, and mou• other to the fayth. Mar. the last. The Apostles therefore beleued and prayed God to fulfill his promise, and God for his truthes sake euen so did. So was it the prayer of fayth that brought 1the holy Ghost, as thou mayst see also in the last of Iames. If any man be sicke saith Iames, call the elders of the congregation, and let them pray ouer hym, annointing hym with oyle, in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of fayth shall heale the sicke. Where a promise is, there is fayth bolde to pray, and God true to geue her her petition. Putting on of the handes is an indifferent thing. For the holy Ghost came by preaching of the fayth, and myracles were done at the prayer of fayth as 2well without putting on of the hands, as with, as thou seest in many places. Putting on of the hands was the maner of that nation, as it was to rent their clothes, & to put on sackecloth, & to sprinkle themselues with ashes and earth, when they heard of or saw any sorowful thing, as it was Paules maner ⟨p. 153⟩to stretch out his hand, when he preached. And as it is our maner to holde vp our handes, when we pray, and as some kisse their thome nayle, and put it to their eyes, and as we put our handes on childrens heades, when we blesse thē, saying: Christ blesse thee my sonne, and God make thee a good man: which gestures neither helpe nor hinder. This mayst thou well see by the xiij. of the Actes, where the holy Ghost commaunded to separate Paul and Barnabas, to go and preach. Thē the other fasted and prayed, and put their handes on their heades, and sent them forth. They receaued not the holy Ghost thē, by putting on of hands, but the other as they put their handes on their heades prayed for them, that God would goe with them & strength them, and coraged them also, bidding them to be strong in God, and warned them to be faythfull and diligent in the worke of God, and so forth.
- 1Prayer of faith doth the miracles.Prayer of fayth doth the miracles.
- 2The • ting on o• hands doth neither help nor hinder.The • ting on o• hands doth neither helpe nor hinder.
