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A57271	Laying on of hands asserted: or, A plain discovery of the truth thereof under those several considerations, minded in the New Testament. 1. Upon persons for healing: with a brief discovery of that ordinance of Christ, (to wit) anointing with oile. 2. Upon persons to office. 3. Upon believers, baptized, as such: and that principle of Christs doctrine cleared, for their obedience: with objections answered to each particular. To which is annexed, a confutation of four chapters written by some person, or persons, in opposition to this principle of the doctrine of Christ, (to wit) laying on of hands upon believers baptized, as such; wherein the weakness of their reasons against the truth, is plainly discovered, and the truth further asserted, and vindicated. By VVilliam Rider, servant to the Church of Christ.	Rider, William, fl. 1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1444A; ESTC R217997	59,976	201

the Spirit is made good unto poor souls And this promise of the Spirit the Apostle doth annex unto faith and Baptisme as the right and portion of every believing obedient soul Acts 2. 38. Repent and be Baptized for the Remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit From which Scriptures it is manifest that the promise of the Spirit is made unto believers Baptized as such and therefore the Apostle in the 39 vers. doth apply it unto believers Baptized as such as their right and portion For the promise is unto you and to your Children and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call Which promise of God in general was the ground of the Apostles assurance of faith in this particular that God would give his Spirit in this his own appointment to his people So that a better ground to Act upon in any way or service of God we cannot have then the Word and promise of God is Therefore in the next place for your incouragement in this Ordinance consider these few things obedience to God is First that which makes a soul capable of knowing the mind of God therefore saith our Saviour to the Jews If you will do his will you shall know of the Doctrine 2. Obedience unto Christ is that whereby believers do enter friendship with the Lord Jesus Christ even as by their profession they do enter battle or wage war with the greatest Enemy Even the Dragon spoken of in Rev. 12. 17. who is there said to make war with the Woman and the Remnant of her seed which keep the commands of God and have the Testimony of Iesus Why so I say they do enter by their obedience unto Christ the greatest friendship that possible can be in the World Iohn 15. 14. You are my friends saith Christ if you do whatsoever I command you 3. There is much incouragement to this duty from the end of this Ordinance The Spirit of God is that the soul stands in continual need of yea the usefulness of the Spirit of God is very much discovered First in that it is the Teacher of the Saints the first Epistle of Iohn 2. 27. But the anointing which you have received of him abideth in you and you need not that any man teach you but as the anointing teacheth you Why it is the office of the Holy Spirit to be the Teacher of Gods people Iohn 14. 26. But the Comforter which is the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my Name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you Secondly as he is their Teacher so he is their Comforter yea and their Remembrancer as in this 26 vers. So likewise he is their Guide and their Leader Gal. 5. 18. so he is their strength Ephes. 3. 16. yea by the Spirit they have boldness at the Throne of grace Gal. 4. 6. Because ye are Sons God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts crying Abba Father So also it is their assistance at the Throne of grace Rom. 8. 26. saith the Apostle We know not what to pray for as we ought but the Spirit helpeth our infirmities Oh! how useful is the Spirit of God unto poor souls it 's a quickning Spirit and therein also it is very useful the people of God are apt to deadness and coldness in the things of God therefore saith the Apostle Rom. 8. 11. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Christ from the dead dwell in you he that raised up Christ from the dead shall quicken your mortal bodyes by his Spirit that dwelleth in you Again it 's by the Spirit that we must mortifie corruption the deeds of the body as in the 13 vers. Many other particulars may be minded wherein the usefulness of the Spirit of God doth consist therefore let these considerations incourage us to wait upon God in this his way 4. We have incouragement to wait upon God in his way even in this Ordinance and that from the general promises in the Scripture Gal. 3. 16. 2 Cor. 1. 20. Luke 11. 13. 5. A fifth ground of incouragement may be drawn from the Reasons why the Spirit of God is given forth unto poor souls and that first from the souls being in Covenant with the Lord for among the many precious promises of the new Covenant this you shall finde to be one Ezek. 36. 27. I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and ye shall keep my Judgments and do them this Reason the Apostle also Renders Gal. 4. 6. Because you are Sons God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son c. Secondly from souls obedience the promise is made unto such Acts 2. 38. 5. 32. such as walk in obedience shall certainly be partakers of the Spirit of promise 6. Another ground of incouragement I shall mention may be taken from the Necessity of the Spirits being given with it's gifts and fruits amongst the people of God and that may be 1. Either first for the Glory of God 1 Cor. 12. 3. Iohn 4. 14. Rom. 12. 11. 2. For the general good of the people of God according to these Scriptures 1 Cor. 12. 7. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal and so he goes on discovering in the 8 9 10. vers. the several gifts and fruits of the Spirit from whence proceeds the usefulness of the members of the body of Christ one unto another the Spirit of God dividing to every man severally as he will as in the 11. vers. So that the Eye cannot say unto the hand I have no need of thee Neither the head to the feet I have no need of thee vers. 21. and the Reason is given vers. 25. that there should be no schisme or division in the body but that the members should have the same care one of another read also 14. Chapt. 12 vers. and Ephes. 4. 12. 3. For our particular good and help according to these Scriptures Iud. 20. 1 Pet. 1. 22. Gal. 5. 5. and the 16. Therefore now let these incourage you to make use of that means God hath appointed even this Ordinance wherein his people were made partakers of his Spirit Query But now some do Question What grounds we have that practise laying on of hands to separate from those who are Baptized for say they could you have Communion with us we could with you Answ. To which I answer and that first Considering the frames of your Spirits your denial of the truth calling it error and delusion a Doctrine from beneath an invention of the Devil that which is our own tradition a post we would set up by the posts of God that for which we have no better ground then the Common-prayer-book A new administration which never was either taught or commanded by Christ in all the new Testament

do hold forth principles of the Doctrine of Christ For I pray you what is the beginning of the words of Christ when it is minded as the foundation but principles of his Doctrine for they are such things as make a sure foundation for the Saints to build upon and so we may observe that these principles put together are the foundation of the service of Christ and that these principles here minded are such things as are not temporary but lasting and according to the minde and will of Christ to be continued in by the Saints so long as they continue in this World But saith he further in that place of his book There are many things that are Doctrines and Oracles for us to believe but not to practise and so instanceth the Apostles waiting at Ierusalem till the Spirit came upon them their speaking with Tongues healing the sick raising the dead c. these saith he are all Doctrines of the beginning and laying of the foundation to be believed but not practised unless in the same power To which I answer first for healing the sick raising the dead speaking with Tongues immediately we cannot do unless we are partakers of the same power Neither ought we now to go and wait at Ierusalem by vertue of that command the Apostles had although thus much I may minde that as the Apostles waited at Ierusalem for the promise of the Father so ought every believing Soul to wait in Zion in the wayes of God till he be fitted for the work of God before he go forth therein as too many do this day 2. Saith he they are all Doctrines of the beginning and laying the foundation But now say I Where are they laid down as laying on of hands is Heb. 6. 2. part of the foundation for their waiting at Ierusalem their speaking with Tongues healing the sick raising the dead c. was never laid down the foundation or principles of the foundation or beginning-Word of Christ but laying on of hands was part of the foundation which was confirmed to be the Word of Christ with signes miracles and gifts of Holy Spirit as the speaking with Tongues healing the sick raising the dead and the like 3. I answer that this is but cunning reasoning to subvert the truth for as to the Apostles waiting at Ierusalem did not Christ command the so to do and does not our consciences tell us that that command was temporary ended with the doing of the duty there required is of no more weight in this case then as if he had instanced that Christ commanded one of his Disciples to fetch an ass upon which he did ride unto Ierusalem And for speaking with Tongues healing the sick and raising the dead they were particular gifts not that which is applyed to every one to the performance thereof as we see laying on of hands was applyed 1. To the Iews Heb. 5. 12. 2. To the Samaritans Acts 8. 17. 3. To the Ephesians Acts 19. 6. and so it was minded to the Hebrews as well as repentance faith Baptismes Resurrection and eternal Judgment as that which they ought to consider of according to their profession of Christ therein that was to wait upon God for his Spirit to teach them and to assist them in their Holy profession without the assistance of which Spirit they were not able to live unto God I say this Ordinance of Christ it ought to have according to their profession of Christ therein an influence upon and through their whole lives even as its fellow-principle Baptisme as you may see Rom. 6. 3 4 5 6. 5. Reason Because there was no Church of Christ without this Ordinance or way of Christ and that as a principle in the foundation of his service the foundation even the Doctrine of Christ and of the Apostles upon which they did stand as first the Hebrews who were the first Church of Christ under the Gospel whose pattern we ought to follow this was that they received Heb. 6. 2. and that when they were babes Heb. 5. 12. which first pattern must be followed whether we will or no God will have it so for he is bringing forth his truth in righteousness according to that prophecie Ezek. 43. 10 11 12. 2. The Samaritans who were the second Church of Christ we read of this way they went and that next after Baptisme Acts 8. 17. 3. The Church at Ephesus were set up on this foundation-principle Acts 19. 6. this was part of the counsel of God committed unto them by the Apostle Paul Acts 20. 27. 4. A fourth witness unto this truth and that is the Church at Derbe and Lystra of whom Paul laid the foundation as Acts 14. 6. and of whom Timothy was a member Acts 16. 1 2. upon whom Paul laid his hands 2 Tim. 1. 6. Wherefore saith the Apostle as if he should say Seeing thou hast that excellent grace and gift of faith which he speaks of in the 5 verse I put thee in Remembrance or I do admonish thee that thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands or which God gave thee through the laying on of my hands from whence it is plain that in this way Timothy waited upon God which was not in vain unto him and afterwards being approved of was ordained to the work of the Ministry by the laying on of hands of the Company of the Eldership as the first of Tim. 4. 14. doth manifest And so I do conclude as these were so were all other Churches and that for these two Reasons 1. Because their wayes were the same in every Church 1 Cor. 4. 17. 2. Because they had a form of Doctrine to deliver to them according as it is laid down in Heb. 6. 1 2 the Apostle writing to the Romans in the 6 Chapter 17 vers. saith he You have obeyed from the heart the form of Doctrine Now what was that but repentance from dead works and faith towards God c. even all that our Saviour taught even a form Object But now some may say We read of it no more then in those places administred and therefore it was not the practise of all Churches Answ. To which I answer This proves nothing no more then this very objection which is made by Independents so called against Baptisme because they finde it not administred in all therefore all were not under the practise thereof but this is false even as the Objection is untrue for the wayes of the Apostles were the same in every Church and the Doctrine one that was delivered to them and look what objections may be made against this truth the same as is plainly manifested in the discourse between Doctor Chamberlain and Captain Kiffin may be made against Baptisme Further you may take notice in how many Churches you read of the breaking of Bread in as many you shall finde the laying on of hands as breaking Bread was in Iudea Trod● Corinth so the