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Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…
Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the sovereign powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and welfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the soveraigne powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and wellfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.
London: printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons book-seller, 1658
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.
Thus Jacob, Gen. 48. 14, 15. Laid his hands on the son•es of Joseph in blessing them. Moses laid his hands on Joshua, when he ordained him his successor, Num. 27. 18, 23. & Deut. 34. 9. Yea even in the execution of evil they laid on hands, as an Applicatory sign, as in Sacrificing; as if they should say, Not on me, but on this substitute let the Evil of punishment be. See Levit. 16. 21, 22. Exod. 29. 10, 15. Lev. 4. 15. & 8. 14, 22. ⟨p. 101⟩Numb. 8. 12. Yea in putting a Blasphemer and Curser to death, they first laid their hands on his head, as an Applicatory sign, in whom the fault was, and to whom the punishment did belong, Lev. 24. 14. In the Ordination, or Consecration of the Levites, the people were to lay their hands on them, Numb 8. 10. Not to give them Authority, but to Consecrate and give them up to God. By Laying on of the hands, as an Applicatory sign, did Christ and his Disciples heal diseases, &c. Mark 5. 23. Where note, that the Ruler of the Synagogue Jairus, took this as an ordinary sign of conferring blessings from a Superior, and therefore he mentioneth it with the blessing desired, Mark 6. 5. & 8. 23, 25. Luke 13. 13