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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