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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

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 Mark 7. 7 8 9. In vain do they worship me teaching for Doctrines the Commandements of men For laying aside the Commandment of God ye hold the Tradition of men Ye reject the Commandment of God that ye may keep your own Traditions Col. 2. 8. Beware lest any man spoil you through vain deceit after the Tradition of men and not after Christ LONDON Printed by John Streater 1656. CHAP. I. Of the several Ends of Laying on of Hands in the New Testament FOr the better understanding of this great Controversy of late raised about Laying on of Hands We shall first consider the several Ends of Laying on of Hands practised in the New Testament Upon search we finde this Rice or Ceremony was used upon a threefold Account or to a threefold End 1. For Healing or recovering the sick 2. For ministring or giving the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit 3. For Ordaining and appointing of Officers 1. For Healing or recovering the sick Mark 16. 18. They shall Lay Hands on the sick and they shall recover Acts. 28. 8. The father of Publius lay sick c. and Paul laid his Hands on him and healed him 2. For ministring or giving the Holy Spirit To this end Peter and John Laid their Hands on them at Samaria Acts 8. 17 18 19. Then laid they their Hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit And when Simon saw that through Laying on of the Apostles Hands the Holy Spirit was given c. And that hereby is meant the extraordinary Gifts of the holy ly Spirit nothing is more evident For Verse 12. it is said they Believed Verse 14. that they had received the Word of God Verse 16. that they were Baptized All which could not be unless they had already received the ordinary measures of the Spirit Further it is yet more evident from the Text it self for after all this it is said They received the Holy Spirit by Laying on of Hands ver. 17. And that before this the Holy Spirit was fallen upon none of them ver. 15 16 A phrase peculiar to the extraordinary Gifts of the Holy Spirit See Acts 10. 44. and 11. 15. It is yet further evident for the Falling of the Holy Spirit on them was so visible that Simon saw it ver. 18. And thereupon ver. 19. he saith Give me also this power that on whomsoever I lay Hands he may receive the Holy Spirit And that they Laid their Hands to this end the Text is as expresse ver. 17. They laid their Hands and they received the Holy Spirit And ver. 18. through Laying on of Hands the Holy Spirit was given So that you see clearly they laid on their Hands to give the extraordinary or miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit But say some the words of Simon ver. 18. 19. are reproved by Peter ver. 20 21. To which we answer Simon is not reproved for what he had asserted that he had seen for that was true But that he would have purchased this gift and power with money Herein lay his wickedness Because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money ver. 20. Upon this account also Paul laid his Hands on the twelve men at Ephesus Act. 19. 6. And when Paul had laid his Hands upon them the Holy Spirit came on them and they spake with Tongues and prophecied And that by the Holy Spirit here is meant the extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit is clear because ver. 2. it is said they believed Now none can believe without the Holy Spirit 1 Cor. 12. 3. But most clear in the Text it self for the Holy Spirit came so on them that they immediatly thereupon spake with Tongues and prophesied A phrase noting the highest measures of the Spirit that ever were attained yea the Baptism of the Spirit Act. 2. 4. and 10. 44 45 46. 3. For Ordaining or appointing of Officers To this end Timothy had hands laid on him by the Presbytery or Eldership 1 Tim. 4. 14. and that this was for the Ministry the whole context proveth from Ver. 11. to the end So also 2 Epist. 1. 6. is to be understood Paul being one of the Presbytery and there also about the Text Ministeriall gifts are spoken of If any object from these two places that there is a gift spoken of that Timothy received by laying on of Hands To this we Answer that we verily perswade our selves that none who rightly come into this office in sincerity and conscience to God and in love and duty to his Church but may confidently expect the blessing of God to the increase of their gifts and experience doth abundantly restifie to the truth of this We further find upon enquiry that all the standing Officers in the New Testament were set apart unto their Ministery by this Rite or Ceremony 1. Messengers Thus Paul and Barnabas were sent out by the Church Act. 13. 2 3. As they ministred to the Lord the holy Spirit said Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the worke whereunto I have called them and when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them they sent them away Thus you see the Messengers of the Churches were appointed to their work by Laying on of Hands 2. Elders or over-seers 1 Tim. 5. 22. Lay Hands suddenly on no man And that this was spoken in reference to Elders the whole context before prooveth from Ver. 17. where the Apostle treats expresly of Elders Ver. 17. Let the Elders c Vers 19. Against an Elder c and then in Ver. 22. Lay hands suddenly on no man viz. Elders before spoken of That is ordaine no man an Elder suddenly or rashly or too hastily without some due tryall and consideration had of his gifts fitnesse and qualifications set downe 1 Tim. 3. beginning and Tit. 1. 5 6. c. 3. Deacons Thus the 7 Deacons were appointed to their worke Act. 6. 3 5 6. in expresse termes Thus you see all the New Testament-Officers were appointed by Laying on of Hands And this shall suffice for the first Chapter to shew the severall Ends of laying on of Hands in the New Testament CHAP. II. Which of these Layings on of Hands is not and cannot be meant Heb. 6. 2. BEfore we resolve this Question we readily acknowledge that A Laying on of Hands is a Principle of Religion and a part of the Foundation of the Christian building Heb. 5. 12. 6. 1 2. Why else seemed it good to the holy Spirit