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it_o as_o a_o indifferent_a ceremony_n as_o not_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o ordination_n much_o less_o of_o confirmation_n which_o may_v be_v perform_v without_o it_o viz._n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o so_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a there_o be_v no_o express_a precept_n in_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d enforce_v it_o as_o for_o that_o obvious_a text_n in_o 15._o timotâ—y_n where_o the_o apostle_n will_v he_o not_o to_o 〈◊〉_d on_o hand_n sudden_o upon_o any_o man_n it_o show_v indeed_o what_o the_o usual_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n than_o be_v not_o what_o of_o necessity_n it_o must_v be_v but_o of_o this_o enough_o either_o the_o case_n which_o the_o text_n lead_v we_o to_o be_v the_o former_a of_o these_o the_o case_n of_o benediction_n and_o with_o this_o the_o ceremony_n suit_v well_o import_v a_o put_n or_o confer_v of_o some_o gift_n upon_o another_o whether_o by_o bestow_v of_o it_o or_o pray_v for_o it_o etc._n first_o by_o bestow_v it_o thus_o our_o bless_a 〈◊〉_d bless_v these_o child_n not_o only_o pray_v for_o but_o bless_v bestow_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o dâ—â—â—ene_n dicâ—re_v 〈◊〉_d beâ—efacere_fw-la which_o be_v in_o his_o power_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o do_v and_o therefore_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o they_o bless_a hand_n hand_n full_a of_o blessing_n inâ—â—_n which_o be_v and_o be_v commit_v the_o dispensation_n of_o all_o blessing_n both_o heavenly_a and_o earthly_a this_o be_v that_o which_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o himself_o mat._n 18._o 28._o all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o vice_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n this_o he_o speak_v after_o his_o 〈◊〉_d not_o but_o that_o he_o have_v this_o power_n 〈◊〉_d how_o â—veâ—_n from_o thence_o forth_o he_o be_v to_o exercise_v it_o more_o free_o than_o former_o before_o this_o he_o have_v all_o power_n in_o his_o hand_n a_o power_n to_o confer_v and_o bestow_v what_o blessing_n and_o where_o he_o please_v not_o unfit_o then_o do_v he_o lie_v on_o hand_n upon_o these_o infant_n here_o be_v about_o to_o bless_v they_o he_o have_v all_o blessing_n in_o his_o hand_n it_o second_o but_o so_o have_v not_o other_o why_o then_o shall_v they_o lay_v on_o hand_n i_o answer_v though_o they_o can_v confer_v they_o yet_o they_o may_v pray_v for_o they_o ay_o more_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n pronounce_v they_o and_o make_v promise_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o to_o confirm_v the_o person_n in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o obtain_v what_o be_v so_o pray_v for_o so_o pronounce_v so_o promise_v therefore_o they_o lay_v on_o hand_n upon_o they_o thus_o jacob_n in_o the_o place_n forename_a lay_v on_o hand_n 48._o upon_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n pray_v for_o and_o pronounce_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o thus_o moses_n lay_v hand_n upon_o josuah_n who_o thereupon_o be_v fill_v 9_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n as_o you_o have_v it_o deut._n last_o not_o that_o moses_n can_v put_v his_o spirit_n upon_o joshuah_n but_o he_o pray_v for_o it_o god_n confer_v it_o and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o time_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o divers_a who_o thereupon_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o disciple_n act_n 19_o not_o 6._o that_o they_o of_o themselves_o can_v confer_v the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o god_n do_v it_o by_o their_o ministry_n but_o i_o promise_v to_o be_v brief_a infant_n a_o word_n or_o two_o of_o the_o last_o branch_n of_o the_o text_n and_o so_o i_o will_v dismiss_v it_o and_o you_o for_o the_o present_a viz._n the_o thing_n signify_v by_o this_o ceremony_n he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o they_o and_o bless_v they_o he_o bless_v they_o how_o why_o by_o pray_v for_o a_o blessing_n pronounce_v a_o blessing_n confer_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o all_o this_o he_o