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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47585	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. ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1698 (1698)	Wing K74; ESTC R8584	65,265	127

do so too No sure 11 ly Their eleventh Reason is because none but such Persons as were eminently gifted did impose Hands c. Ans The Apostles did all they did as eminently gifted but if they are not to be followed by all regular Pastors or Elders only ordinarily gifted in Laying on of hands then not in Preaching Baptizing nor in the Administration of any other Gospel-Ordinance but this is also fully answered in the preceding Treatise In pag. 17 18 c. they would make the Reader conclude that the Hebrews being said to be dull of Hearing and so needed to be taught again the first Principles of the Doctrine of Christ doth not refer to these six Principles but to Matters relating to the Priestly Office of Christ c. Answ 'T is true the Apostle was about to instruct them into higher Mysteries viz. about Christ's Priesthood but he found them to have need of Milk and not strong Meat And most evident it is that by strong Meat he refers to the things which he proceeds to instruct them in but the Milk he speaks of are these things viz. Repentance Faith Baptism and Laying on of Hands c. They hardly understood the first Rudiments or A B C of the Christian Faith but to suppose that Milk or those first Principles he speaks of is the strong Meat is preposterous True Christ is properly the Foundation but by the Foundation here is meant those first Principles which every Babe in Christ was to be instructed in and to practise and then to go on to perfection Doth it follow because 't is said not laying again the Foundation of Repentance c. that the Apostle only refers to Christ who is the Foundation of our Salvation and of every Principle of the Christian Religion Evident it is that the first Principles of the Doctrine of Christ are here called the Foundation-principles not that they are all Fundamentals of Salvation but of Church-constitution for we will not say nor any else we hope that none can be saved who are not baptized and come not under Laying on of Hands yet every true regular Church and regular Member ought to be under the practice of both those Principles But I see no need to add any thing further in answer to this Treatise it seeming to me to have the least of Argument in it of any Book I have seen writ against this Ordinance FINIS Postscript NOw tho I am fully established in this Principle of Christ's Doctrine and do believe it is of the same nature with Baptism yet I am not of the opinion that such Members in a Church who are convinced of it and are under it ought to separate themselves from the Church because the other Members of the said Church see it not no but they ought to bear one with another until God shall please to open their eyes We all see but in part and know but in part therefore ought to bear one with another Yet let that Church who are of one Mind and Judgment in this matter walk as they have received and let all take heed how they set light by any Holy Precept and Principle of Christ's Doctrine much less to teach Men to break the least of his Commandments or to cast such under contempt and reproach who in conscience towards God speak and write according to the Light they have received in this and other Cases Must we be their Enemies for telling them the truth Farewel See God's Oracle p. 62 63. * The Seekers use this Objection against all Ordinances saying none are impowered to administer any because not so indowed with Power from on High and their Arguments fully agree with theirs herein against laying on of Hands Of this let the rational judg † If any should object against me Mark 16.17 18. and say miraculous Gifts are promised to such as do believe c. I answer that by believing cannot be meant the Grace of Faith in that place for if it should we may say no man doth now believe or hath true Faith in Christ it is therefore meant of the extraordinary Gift of Faith or Faith of Miracles according to 1 Cor. 12.9 and 13.2 He that so believes nothing can be too hard for him ☜ * See Mr. Hanmer on Confirmation the antient way of compleating Church-Members pag. 45. Independents and Presbyterians clear touching laying on of hands as refined from Popish Pollutions Those of the Antients he cites Tertul. de Bapt. ad Quintil. cap. 8. A.D. 250. Cyprian Ep. ad Jubar 73. * Dr. Hammond says 't is that of Absolution † Confirm Restaurat pag. 123. * Will any say to drink Poison or any deadly thing or take up Serpents is Milk for Babes * Fillings with the Spirit may be taken in a comparative sense God giving more or greater measures of it in the New Testament dispensation since the Ascension of Christ than before † M. Blackwood notes the emphasis to lie in this Pronoun Relative They the Antecedent hereunto must needs be the Baptized c. * How many Women is not expressed they are seldom the lesser number Mr. D 's Innocency and Truth vindicated