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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
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19 Protestant Divines are commonly agreed, that Confirmation is not proper to Bishops, but may be used by Presbyters. For 1. France, Belgia, Helvetia, Denmark, Saxony, Sweden, the Palatinate, the Countries of the Duke of Brandenburg, of the Duke of Brunswick, the Land-grave of Hassia, with the rest of the Protestant Princes of Germany, and also Hungary, Transylvania, the Protestants in Poland, &c. besides Scotland, and so many in England, are all without Bishops, having put them down: And though three or four of these countries have superintendents, yet they make not Confirmation proper to them. 2. The English Bishops, ordinarily maintain against the Papists, that Presbyters may Confirm, and therefore we have their concurrence, as in Dr. Field, Bishop Downam, Mason, and many others is apparent.
19 Protestant Divines are commonly agreed, that Confirmation is not proper to Bishops, but may be used by Presbyters. For 1. France, Belgia, Helvetia, Denmarke, Saxonie, Sweden, the Palatinate, the Countries of the Duke of Brandenburge, of the Duke of Brunswike, the Land-grave of Hassia, with the rest of the Protestant Princes of Germany, and also Hungarie, Transilvania, the Protestants in Poland, &c. besides Scotland, and so many in England, are all without Bishops, having put them down: And though three or foure of these countries have superintendents, yet they make not Confirmation proper to them. 2. The English Bishops, ordinarily maintaine against the Papists, that Presbyters may Confirm, and therefore we have their concurrance, as in Dr. Field, Bishop Downam, Mason, and many others is apparent.
20. If all this will not satisfy you, for Peace sake, we will forbear Imposition of hands, which you suppose to be the Bishops prerogative; and we will be content ⟨p. 265⟩to do no more, then Presbyters always did in Baptizing the Adult; even to judge and Approve of the Capacity of those whom they Baptized: and so will we only judge of the Profession and Capacity of those that we take charge of, and own as Adult-Christians, and must administer the Lords Supper to: And this common reason cannot deny us.