A69535:186
The grand debate between the most reverend bishops and the Presbyterian divines appointed by…
The grand debate between the most reverend bishops and the Presbyterian divines appointed by His Sacred Majesty as commissioners for the review and alteration of the Book of common prayer, &c. : being an exact account of their whole proceedings : the most perfect copy.
London printed : s.n., 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Rub. Before the Imposition of hands.
The Bishop shall lay his hand upon each child severally.
THe Bishop shall lay his hand upon each child severally.
This seems to put a higher value upon Confirmation than 1upon Baptism or the Lords Supper; for according to the Rules and Orders of the Common-Prayer-Book, every Deacon may Baptize, and every Minister may Consecrate and administer the Lords Supper; but the Bishop only may confirm.
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