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A36686 A treatise of laying on of hands with the history thereof, both from the scripture and antiquity : wherein an account is given how it hath been practised in all ages since Christ, the mistakes about it rectified and the sence of Heb. 6.2. cleared / by H. D'Anvers. Danvers, Henry, d. 1687. 1674 (1674) Wing D236; ESTC R8336 28,018 61

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Laying on of Hands upon Children Baptized and able to render an Account of their Faith according to the Catechism TO the end that Confirmation may be administred to the more edifying of such as shall receive it according to St. Paul's Doctrine who teacheth that all things should be done in the Church to the Edification of the same it is thought good that none hereafter shall be confirmed but such as can say in their Mother-Tongue the Articles of the Faith the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments and can also answer to such Questions of the short Catechism as the Bishop or such as he shall appoint shall by his discretion appose him and this Order is most convenient to be observed for divers Considerations First Because that when Children come to the years of Discretion and have learned what their Godfathers and Godmothers promised for them in Baptism they may then themselves with their own mouth and with their own consent openly before the Church ratifie and confirm the same and also promise that by the Grace of God they will evermore endeavour themselves faithfully to observe and keep such things as they by their own mouths and Confession have assented unto Secondly Forasmuch as Confirmation is ministred to them that are baptized that by Imposition of hands and Prayer they may receive strength and defence against all Temptations to Sin and the Assaults of the World and the Devil it is most meet to be ministred when Children come to that Age that partly by the frailty of their own Flesh partly by the Assaults of the World and the Devil they begin to be in danger to fall into sundry kinds of Sin Thirdly For that it is agreeable with the Vsage of the Church in times past whereby it was ordained that Confirmation should be ministred to them that were of perfect Age that they being instructed in Christ's Religion should openly profess their own Faith and promise to be obedient to the Will of God The Order it self this following Prayer being said ALmighty and everlasting God who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy Servants by Water and the Holy Ghost and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins strengthen them we beseech thee O Lord with the Holy Ghost the Comforter and daily encrease in them thy manifold Gifts of Grace the Spirit of Wisdom and Vnderstanding the Spirit of counsel and ghostly strength the Spirit of knowledge and true Godliness and fill them O Lord with the Spirit of thy Holy Fear Amen Then shall the Bishop lay his hand upon every Child severally saying DEfend O Lord this Child with thy Heavenly Grace that he may continue thine for ever and daily encrease in thy Holy Spirit more and more until he come into thy everlasting Kingdom Amen Then shall the Bishop say ALmighty and everlasting God which maketh us both to will to do those things that be good acceptable unto thy Majesty we make our humble supplications unto thee for these Children upon whom after the example of the Holy Apostles we have laid our hands to certifie them by this Sign of thy Favour and Gracious Goodness towards them let thy Fatherly Hand we beseech thee be over them let thy Holy Spirit ever be with them and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of thy Word that in the end they may obtain the everlasting Life through our Lord Iesus who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God world without end Amen Then the Bishop shall bless the Children saying The Blessing of God Almighty the Father Son and Holy Ghost be upon you and remain with you for ever and ever Amen After are added these Directions relating to Confirmation viz. That the Curate of every Parish or some other at his appointment shall diligently on Sundays and Holy-days half an hour before Evening-Prayer openly in the Chureh instruct and examine so many Children of his Parish sent unto him as the time will serve and as he shall think convenient in some part of this Catechism And all Fathers Mothers Masters and Dames shall cause their Children Servants and Apprentices which have not learned their Catechism to come to the Church at the time appointed and obediently to bear and be ordered by the Curate until such time as they have learned all that is here appointed for them to learn and whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought before him to any convenient place for their Confirmation then shall the Curate of every Parish either bring or send in writing the Names of all those Children of his Parish which can say the Articles of the Faith the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments and also how many of them can answer to the other Questions contained in this Catechism And there shall none be admitted to the Holy Communion until such time as he can say the Catechism and be confirmed Dr. Cave Dr. Cave in his late Primitive Christianity upon the Subject saith of our English Confirmation That almost exactly according to the Primitive usage it is still retained and practised in our Church at this day and happy were it for us were it kept up in its due power and vigour Sure I am that many of our chiefest Breaches and Controversies in Religion do if not wholly in a great measure owe their Birth and Rise to the neglect and contempt of this excellent Vsage of the Church p. 219. Concerning which Rite as used by the Church of England we observe 1. The Name given it viz. Confirmation 2. The Subjects viz. Children Baptized in their Infancies that are taught their Catechism and are able to say the Creed Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments in the English Tongue 3. The Administrators a Bishop only and therefore the Ceremony was so vulgarly called Bishoping 4. The Force and manner as expr●ss'd by the Bishop's putting the hand upon the Head of the Children and saying that Form of words directed 5. The Ends as declared viz. 1. To confirm Infants Baptized and the Promise of the Sureties made for them therein 2. To give the Spirit for the encrease of Grace and strength against Temptations 3. To confirm the Vnity and Order of the Church and orderly to admit them therein 6. The Time when administred betwixt their Baptism and the Supper assoon as they can say their Catechism 7. The Grounds upon which they assert viz. The Vsage of the Ancient Church Decrees of Councils Apostles Practice Performed by them with very little Reverence or Caution either how or upon whom they do it saith Mr. Hanmer and Mr. Baxter Mr. Hanmer p. 42. Though they deem it to be of some weight and consequence yet as used by them it is little less than ridiculous a meer vain and empty Ceremony or as the Saxon-Confession terms the Romish Sacrament of Confirmation Inanis Vmbra an Empty Shadow and Hommius a vain Invention of Superstitious men Mr. Baxter In his Book Of Confirmation