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A41581	Of laying on of hands Heb. 6. 2. Or, a discourse containing these 4. chapters. 1. Of the several ends of laying on of hands, in the New Testament. 2. What laying on of hands, is not, and cannot be meant. Heb. 6. 2. 3. What laying on of hands, is and must be meant there. 4. That the laying on of hands, practised by some in these days, on all baptized believers, was never instituted, commanded, nor practised at all, by Jesus Christ, or his apostles in all the New Testament.	Gosnold, John, 1625?-1678.	1656 (1656)	Wing G1311B; ESTC R223702	12,054	16

by this Pen-man to put and reckon it amongst such Principles of the Christian Religion as Repentance Faith Baptisme the Resurrection and eternall Judgment and these granted by all under the least profession of Christianity to be Foundation-Doctrines This being premised we notwithstanding deny that it is either laying on of Hands for Healing the sick or for giving the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit much lesse the laying on of Hands practised by some in these days as you may further see in Chap. 4. I. Here cannot be meant laying on of Hands for healing or recovering the sick and that for these reasons 1. Because the gift or power of healing by laying on of Hands is ceased Now that cannot be a Principle c which is not in force in all ages nor any man capable to practise it At the first promise of giving this power it was accompanied only with miraculous gifts Mar. 16. 17 18. In my name shall they cast out Devills they shall speake with new Tongues they shall take up Serpents and if they drinke any deadly thing it shall not hurt them they shall lay Hands on the sick and they shall recover Now how dangerous and destructive a principle is this that miracles should be of the essence of Religion as Principles are and yet no power to practise them 2. As it is necessary a foundation-Principle should continue and be in force in all ages so it is necessary also it should concerne the whole Church and every member thereof as a Foundation doth the whole and every part of the Building to support and uphold it Admit then this power were now in force how would the healing of any one particular member concerne the whole body as a principle c. Therefore we conclude that Laying on of Hands for recovering the sick cannot be that Principle c Heb. 6. II. The Laying on of Hands for giving the extraordinary gifts of the holy Spirit cannot be meant here and that for these reasons 1. Because as before this power of giving the extraordinary gifts of the holy Spirit is now ceased As appears by the practice of it at this day for although so many have had hands laid upon them to this end yet these extraordinary gifts have never followed to any one of them but both they and the administrators are and remaine as other men Yet to call this a Principle c what were this but to grant that one of the Foundation-stones of the Christian Building were now lost And if but a part of the Foundation faile how tortering must the whole building stand and will soone decay and come to nothing And it is well known that a principle in all Arts and sciences is of constant and standing Use 2. That this laying on of Hands cannot be the principle Heb. 6. because this Laying on of Hands is there called a Doctrine Ver. 1 2. But that laying on of Hands to give the holy Spirit was never once taught in all the New Testament no not by them that practised it 3. If this laying on of Hands were the principle Then this very Church of the Hebrews the first constituted Church in the New Testament after Christs Ascension this Church being the same with that Act. 1 2 had wanted a principle in Religion which were very absurd to imagine for they themselves had not Laying on of Hands to this end Act. 8. being the first place that ever it was practised and sure in all matters about worship the written word must be our Rule and to the Scriptures silence we must give consent according to that Proverb Where God hath not a mouth to speake we must not have an Ear to hear Besides that they had not Laying on of Hands to this end is evident because they received the extraordinary gifts of the holy Spirit without it Act. 2. Vers 1 2 3 4 5 c. Therefore we conclude that neither of these two Layings on of Hands can be meant in Heb. 6. 9. CHAP. III. What Laying on of Hands is and must be meant Heb. 6. 2. FOr the better resolving this Question we must take notice that it is Laying on of Hands here in the singular number {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c therefore can be but one Laying on of Hands that is called here a Principle c and not more as some would have it for then it should be Layings on of Hands in the plural number As in the same place when the Apostle would understand more Baptisms then one he saith The doctrine of Baptisms in the plurall number This being considered we must remember what went before that it is neither Laying on of Hands for healing the sick nor for giving the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit Then it must be Laying on of Hands for ordaining of Officers Which will more clearly appeare by this Argument It must be Laying on of Hands either for healing the sick or for giving the extraordinary gifts of the holy Spirit or for Ordaining of Officers But neither for healing the sick nor for giving the extraordinary gifts of the holy Spirit Therefore for ordaining of Officers For the first Proposition That it must be for one of these three Ends because there is no other Laying on of Hands upon any other account in all the New Testament For the second Proposition that it is neither for healing the sick nor for giving the holy Spirit hath beene already proved Chap. 2. Therefore it follows it must be Laying on of Hands for appointing of Officers And this shall suffice for the first Argument 2. That Laying on of Hands for Officers is here meant will further appeare because this Laying on of Hands is called a Doctrine ver. 1. and therefore must be a Laying on of Hands which is some-where else taught But the other Layings on of Hands were never once taught But this Laying on of Hands was taught viz. by the Apostle Paul 1 Tim. 5 22. Lay Hands suddenly on no man that is Admit none rashly or too hastily into office and that this concernes Officers see before Chap. 1. In this verse there are two things taught one expressed the other necessarily implied that which is expressed is that Timothy should not suddenly Lay Hands on any man that which is implyed is that it was to be done if advisedly If not to be done at all it were frivolous to say it should not be done suddenly Thus you see the Apostle Paul teacheth this Laying on of Hands which in Heb. 6. he calls a Doctrine Now lest any should say that this laying on of Hands concernes all Baptized believers we therefore shall enmind them that from their own principle and practice this cannot be because they Lay Hands on all their disciples immediately upon their Baptisme and therefore leave no roome for this word suddenly in the Apostles exhortation and it is sore against their wills if they may not Lay their Hands suddenly upon