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cite_v by_o mr._n danvers_n himself_o with_o augustin_n and_o other_o who_o authority_n be_v not_o question_v to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v chrysostom_n theodoret_n etc._n etc._n several_a other_o yea_o many_o may_v be_v produce_v beside_o those_o he_o call_v suborn_v witness_n and_o yet_o have_v we_o far_o better_a author_n and_o witness_n to_o defend_v this_o sacred_a truth_n for_o we_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v leave_v on_o record_n among_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o his_o doctrine_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o john_n and_o one_o not_o inferior_a to_o they_o viz._n bless_a st._n paul_n heb._n 5._o 12._o and_o 6._o 1_o 2._o as_o have_v and_o shall_v god_n assist_v be_v make_v further_o evident_a and_o upon_o no_o better_a authority_n i_o must_v confess_v be_v this_o sacred_a ordinance_n impose_v upon_o we_o but_o now_o to_o speak_v more_o direct_o to_o mr._n danvers_n what_o he_o insist_o on_o in_o 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why_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o such_o confirmation_n see_v no_o one_o tittle_n thereof_o can_v be_v find_v in_o scripture_n thus_o answer_v ironical_o except_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 6._o 2._o be_v scripture_n plain_o intimate_v say_v mr._n hanmer_n he_o think_v that_o place_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o it_o and_o that_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o mr._n parker_n de_fw-fr polit._n eccles_n lib._n 3._o c._n 15_o 16._o refute_v the_o argument_n of_o such_o as_o plead_v for_o episcopal_a confirmation_n at_o large_a assent_n say_v our_o author_n to_o what_o be_v by_o i_o deliver_v first_o he_o show_v the_o general_a nature_n and_o end_n of_o it_o viz._n admission_n of_o member_n into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n which_o according_o be_v use_v towards_o such_o as_o be_v convert_v this_o imposition_n of_o hand_n say_v he_o heb._n 6.2_o be_v that_o very_a ecclesiastical_a union_n by_o a_o solemn_a profess_v of_o 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thereof_o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o apostolical_a institution_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n he_o further_o affirm_v pag._n 28._o that_o piscator_fw-la so_o understand_v heb._n 6._o 1_o 2._o viz._n to_o mean_v lay_v on_o of_o hand_n upon_o the_o baptise_a also_o beza_n paraeus_n and_o rivet_n who_o word_n take_v as_o follow_v â—â—â—mpositio_fw-la manuum_fw-la cujus_fw-la mentio_fw-la fit_a heb._n 6.2_o referenda_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la solennem_fw-la baptizatorum_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la pastoribus_fw-la solebat_fw-la fieri_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o christianismi_fw-la vocationis_fw-la confirmantibus_fw-la imposition_n of_o hand_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v heb._n 6.2_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o solemn_a benediction_n of_o the_o baptise_a which_o be_v use_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o pastor_n confirm_v they_o in_o the_o call_n of_o christianity_n he_o mention_n the_o doctor_n of_o leyden_n show_v this_o to_o be_v their_o sense_n upon_o this_o text_n also_o calvin_n who_o give_v this_o only_a as_o the_o chief_a thing_n intend_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n from_o hence_o draw_v this_o remarkable_a inference_n wherein_o say_v mr._n hanmer_n he_o plain_o declare_v his_o apprehension_n concern_v the_o original_a and_o antiquity_n of_o this_o practice_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n hic_fw-la unus_fw-la locus_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o one_o place_n say_v he_o abundant_o testify_v that_o the-original_n of_o this_o ceremony_n viz._n confirmation_n or_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n flow_v from_o the_o apostle_n which_o yet_o afterward_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o superstition_n as_o the_o world_n almost_o always_o degenerate_v from_o the_o best_a institution_n into_o corruption_n wherefore_o to_o this_o day_n this_o pure_a institution_n mark_v aught_o to_o be_v retain_v but_o the_o superstition_n to_o be_v correct_v why_o shall_v mr._n danvers_n presume_v to_o say_v these_o man_n confess_v the_o scripture_n be_v but_o a_o probable_a ground_n and_o that_o tradition_n and_o antiquity_n be_v the_o more_o certain_a and_o again_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o faint_a insinuation_n from_o the_o scripture_n to_o ground_n lay_v on_o of_o hand_n upon_o what_o man_n can_v speak_v more_o full_o to_o a_o text_n but_o to_o proceed_v he_o add_v hyperus_n who_o say_v imposition_n of_o hand_n heb._n 6.2_o be_v in_o the_o confirmation_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v baptize_v and_o right_o instruct_v that_o they_o may_v receive_v the_o holy_a spirit_n he_o urge_v several_a other_o person_n of_o the_o same_o mind_n as_o illyricus_n mr._n deering_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v what_o mr._n hugh_n late_a of_o plymouth_n in_o his_o ep._n to_o mr._n hanmer_n book_n mention_n on_o this_o account_n speak_v of_o heb._n 6.2_o it_o be_v by_o some_o glorious_a light_n in_o the_o church_n say_v he_o understand_v of_o confirmation_n in_o that_o phrase_n of_o imposition_n of_o hand_n annex_v to_o baptism_n heb._n 6._o whence_o it_o be_v say_v