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A41778	The fourth principle of Christs doctrine vindicated being a brief answer to Mr. H. Danvers book, intituled, A treatise of laying on of hands, plainly evincing the true antiquity and perpetuity of that despised ministration of prayer with imposition of hands for the promise of the spirit ... / by Tho. Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1674 (1674)	Wing G1533; ESTC R43208	35,212	40

propounded Heb. 6. 1 2. 2. From the care of the Apostles in the seeking to God in the use of this * So I call it for five Causes 1. Because of Prayer the Moral part 2. Because of Imposition of Hands the Ritual part 3. Because of the Promise to which it refers as the blessing signified by it 4. Because it is placed among the Fundamentals of Religion or called a Principle of the Doctrine of Christ 5. Because it will bear the denomination of an Ordinance as well as Imposition of Hands on Deacons or other Officers of Christs Church Ordinance that the Churches might enjoy the benefit of the Promise of the Holy Spirit which they knew belonged to them as they were the called of the Lord. And because the Nature and extent of that great Gospel Promise is a weighty consideration whereupon to ground the practice of Prayer with the Imposition of Hands and without which the practice would be very insignificant I shall therefore add something to shew the perpetual Right of the Church to that blessed Promise even to the end of the world For it is remarkable that those that oppose us in the fourth Principle deal much after the manner of the Quakers in their opposing Baptism hammering only upon the practick part which they can easily despise but when the more spiritual part of these Ordinances is considered this takes off the courage of the most confident opposer Of the second Ground of the Practise of Prayer and Laying on of Hands to wit the Promise of the Spirit and the Churches right to it to the end of the World M. D. is pleased to say pag. 47. That in neither of those two places meaning Acts 8. Acts 19. can we find that there was a Laying on of Hands immediately after Baptism nor with any certainty upon all and every Member of the Church nor to such an end as can be attainable in after times But though Mr. D. cannot find the two first yet many have Answ 1 found them there unless by the word immediately he would be more curious then wise for that this service was performed Acts 8. within a short time after and as soon as they had a fit opportunity to do it is plain enough vers 15. 16 17. and for Acts 19. 5. T is said when they heard this they were Baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus and in the very next words 't is said when Paul had laid his hands upon them the Holy Ghost came on them And that the same individuals said to be Baptized are as clearly found to have hands imposed and Prayer made for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit is so very plain that nothing but exceeding great weakness or great perversness can hinder any man from seeing it And whether the end for which Prayer with Imposition of Hands can now be attained is the business now to be considered And if it Cannot the reason is for that the Promise made to the Church then is since taken away do jure so that we may not lawfully ask it for men not having the Promise is no argument James 4. 2 3. ye have not because ye ask not ye ask and have not because ye ask amiss Now that the gratious promise of the Holy Spirit at least as it belonged to the Members of the Church in the Primitive times and that in every part of it from the time of its first effusion upon the day of Penticost Acts 2. doth belong to the Church throughout all Ages to the end of the world I hope to evince to the satisfaction of such as desire to know the Truth in this matter which I shall do by transcribing and somewhat inlarging what we have already offered in our Paedobaptist Apology for the Baptized Churches * But Note that we have proved that the promised Spirit is truly received where the sealing Graces are received though gifts be not received and the promise being received the end of Imposition of Hands is received See our Sigh for Peace Beside the Cloud of Witnesses ‖ Some of which I will here incert in a Column by themselves Job 14. 16 17. And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the Spirit of Truth Joh. 7. 38. He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow Rivers of Living Water but this spake he of the Spirit which they that believe on his Name should receive Acts 2. 23. Therefore being by the right hand of the Father exalted and having received of the Father the promise of the Spirit he hath shed forth that which you now see and hear Acts 2. 38 39. For the Promise is to you and to your Children and to all that are afar off even to as many as the Lord our God shall call ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost Eph. 4. 4. There is one Body and one Spirit even as you are called in one hope of your calling And he gave some Apostles some Prophets some Evangelists and some Pastors and Tearchers till we all come to the measure of the Stature of the fulness of Christ Ephes 4. 30. The Holy Spirit of God by which ye are sealed to the day of Redemption 1 Cor. 31. Covet earnestly the best Gifts Covet to Prophesie and forbid not to speak with Tongues we Prophesie in part but when that which is perfect is come then that which is in part shall be done away Gal. 3. 13 14. Christ hath Redeemed us that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles that they might receive the Promise of the Spirit through Faith Isa 59. 21. As for me this is my Covenant with them saith the Lord my Spirit which is upon thee and the words which I have put into thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy Seeds Seed from hence forth for ever which the Holy Scriptures do afford in this Case we shall more particularly consider what the Apostle hath offered 1 Cor. 12. 13 14. Chapters And 1. whereas it is his designed Subject to discourse of the Gifts of the Spirit so he doth inform us that God hath Set those Gifts in his Church i. e. hath placed and fixed that one spirit whose opperations are divers or many in that one body not for a few dayes onely and then to leave her as a Body without a Spirit for ever after in respect of SPIRITUAL GIFTS but to abide there as in his Temple both by Gifts and Graces even the same which Christ by virtue of his ascention obtained when he ascended on high which gifts are given to the Church for the work of the Ministry for the edification of the Body till the whole be compleated Againe the Promise of the Spirit is made by our Lord himself 2. From the extent of the Promise to the Church for ever John 14. 16. I will pray

Separable Fourthly To make the Lords Supper pass for a beginning Teaching as well as Babtism is presumption indeed the one appertaining only to the new borne for admission into the Church the other to the most grown Christian as well as others for his edification And one would think that Mr. D. who must have such plain Scripture for what we urge as beginning Principles should not thus vary from his owne Rule when he assignes any thing for such Fifthly I fear Mr. D. is some what guilty of pertinacity in saying the Laying on of hands Heb. 6. 2. is as plurall as Baptisms seeing he cannot be ignorant how Mr. Fisher hath unvailed that mistake in answer to a Query wherein I think Mr. D. was concerned which as he terms a grevious and gross mistake so he shews that the Laying on Heb. 6. 2 is a substantive of the singular number both in the Greek and English and some of the Learned and Judicious of his owne partly have to my knowledge confessed that to be an egregious mistake and sith he gives no reason for his persisting in his former opinion but barely contradicts his opponents it is to me very Suspicious that he hath nothing to defend himselfe withal save his Sic volo sic jubeo And here let me note that seeing Heb. 6. 2. speaks but of one Laying on of Hand there is a necessity that we determine which it is else we must confess none can know the first Principles But to take off the force of our Arguments for the necessity of Imposition of hands with prayer for the holy Spirit as a Principle in the more compleat Constitution of Christian Churches Mr. D. is pleased to aske this question If every one of these Principles in Heb. 6. are so absolutely to be taken in by Babes and without which we are not esteeme them communicable what do you say to the Doctrine of Baptisms in the text one of the Principles and foundations of the Gospell must be all Baptised with the Baptism of the holy Ghost and of sufferings also or not to be received into Communion The reception of the holy Spirit according to the promise Answ 1 made to the Church is not a thing in our power but the meanes to seek for it is in our power we must believe and pray for the promise so must we also believe and wait for the Resurrection and the Eternall judgment And so must we believe and expect sufferings for Christ else we have not rightly Laid the foundation in repect of the Doctrine of Baptismes but now to argue from the things which are in our power to do to the things which are only in the power and disposeing of the Almighty is irrationall and dangerous and may be retorted upon Mr. D. after this manner Seeing you suppose a man may be admitted to communion without two Baptisms of the three Heb. 6. 2. why do you make the other so absolutely necessary now let him defend him selfe for that practical part of the doctrine of Baptisms and thereby he will defend me for that practick part of the fourth principle 2. But if any shall deny the promise of the spirit with which all Christians are to pray that they may be baptized contrary to the late dangerous doctrine of some who would restrain the Baptism of the Spirit to miraculous gifts opperations or signes c. and perswade us the Baptism of the Spirit is ceased or that shall deny the doctrine of Sufferings or Sufferings themselves as not pertaining to them or if any shall teach others to deny these truths as you teach others to deny prayer with imposition of hands and will needs persist in opposing themselves against all endeavours used to reform and amend them I say such may lawfully be denied communion in the Churches of God and thus we have considered Mr. D. his several expositions upon Heb. 6. 2. Of the Laying on of Hands 2 Tim. 1. 6. Neither hath Mr. D. wrote advisedly P. 48. where he teacheth that the imposition of Hands 2 Tim. 1. 6. and 1 Tim. 4. 14. are both one for as much as they are evidently distinguished in three respects as first In respect of the persons administring them That in 2 Tim. 1. 6. being performed by Paul only the laying on of my Hands the other by more then he 1 Tim. 4. 14. The Laying on of the Hands of the Presbytery surely if more had acted in the first then Paul himself he would not have arrogated the whole service to himself as if the blessing received came by what he did and the rest stood but for Ciphers no this is nothing like that humble Apostle who was less in his own eye then the least of all Saints neither can it be proved that he was one of the Presbytery that Ordained Timothy though Mr. D. concludes he was though perhaps he might be one of them 2. The Gifts are clearly distinguished Those 2 Tim. 1. 6. being the Gifts which are common to all Saints as much as to Timothy namely 1. The Spirit of Love which all that are born of God do share in by the Holy Ghost Rom. 5. 5. 2. Power or strength 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 virtutis not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 potestas authority and this strength all Saints have need of 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sobrietatis sobriety or soundness of mind which also every true Christian should have hence its plain that the Gift of God which Timothy received by the Laying on of Hands 2 Tim. 1. 6. in every part of it is that which is common to all Saints insomuch as he that hath not the Spirit of Christ in these respects may well fear he is none of his On the other side it is evident to all men that Paul in 1 Tim. 4. 14. speaks of the Ministerial Gift Authority or Trust which was committed to Timothy by the consent of the Prophets and by the Laying on of the hands of the Eldership 3. From the Scope of the Apostle in these places respectively for in 1 Tim. 4. 14. Paul is clearly in hand with the matters of Timothies Office vers 11. to the end But in 2 Tim. 1. 6. he speaks to him as he might have spoke to any other Christian Man or Woman for finding him under some Temptation and Fears he comforts him by telling him he hoped his Faith was unfeigned and supports him against Fear by noting that it was not the effect of the Spirit which God gave him by the putting on of his Hands and therefore exhorts him not to be ashamed of the Testimony of the Lord nor of Paul the Lords Prisoner but to be a partaker of the affliction according to the Power of God Then he moves him to consider how free the grace of God was by which he is saved and not to be valued by the works of righteousness which he had done and thus he speaks from vers 1. to vers 13. and then begins to treat of