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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94351	The fourth principle of Christian religion: or, the foundation doctrine of laying on of hands. Asserted and vindicated by way of answer to such arguments as by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Hobson have been presented against this Gospel ordinance. Affectionately tendred to such enquiring souls as are desirous throughly to forsake Babylon notion an humane tradition, and by universall obedience to follow the lamb in all his righteous appointments. / By Tho. Tillam a minister of Jesus Christ.	Tillam, Thomas.	1655 (1655)	Wing T1165; Thomason E850_9; ESTC R207403	44,938	67

upon Christ nor advance Moses above him since Christ hath not left us to doubtfull suppositions as the Gent. speaks for the institution of this practise of Laying on of hands is substantially proved from the mouth of Christ Secondly Neither do we lay a lie upon Paul who hath declared this Principle as a part of the counsell of God and so to be practised by Christs Ministers 2 Tim. 2.2 Thirdly We have both commands and promises and therefore can act in faith in this Ordinance as is already fully proved Fourthly We have given substantiall grounds of our hope in this point to the stopping the mouths of gainsayers let suppositions go to the supposers As for the Gentlemans two Apostolicall acts which he saith we crosse if there were any thing worth noting it would fall fall upon himself for I suppose he is but an imitator of the Act in Preaching but cannot carry on the end insomuch as he wants the power they had if it be a want 2. They were as much amazed at the power of the Spirit in Peters Preaching Act. 10.44 45. and more then Simon Magus was Neither can the Gent. imitate Peters Preaching any more then I can their imposing hands he hath neither received like power neither is he able to carry on the like end as he phraseth it nor do any thing in Preaching but what men as men may do And whatever of this nature he brings forth is equally applicable to his own practise of Preaching Really the Gent. writes more like a Notionist Quaker or Seeker then a setled Christian I wish he were throughly weaned from those wandrings for why doth he raise such a dust about waiting for the power and receiving the power of being imitators of the act but cannot carry on the end Let all that fear the great God and tremble at his glorious word and have any love to his Ordinances consider whither this Gent. would lead them He saith The Apostles had power before to Preach and Baptize with water yet before they did this Lay on hands the must wait for power and that an eminent glorious power at Jerusalem and he quotes Luk. 24.49 Answ Here are big words and smooth words to deceive the hearts of the simple Rom. 16.17 18. But I do utterly deny them to be the words of truth For why doth he how durst he quote Luk. 24.49 and yet so confidently assert they had power to preach before Let him and those dear friends he writes to if they be not willing to be deluded look two verses backward viz. Luk. 24.47 and they shall see that the Apostles had no power to preach upon the account of their full and great commission untill this power came For thus speaks the Lord Jesus And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name Luk. 24.47 48 49. among all Nations beginning at Jerusalem And behold I send the promise of my Father upon you but tarry ye in the City of Jerusalem untill ye be endued with power from on high Now friends in the name of Christ consider whether the Gent hath declared truth in saying they had power to Preach and Baptize before upon the account of their last Commission for that only he relates to in quoting Luk. 24.49 their former Preaching and Baptisme being at that time utterly void as you may clearly see by comparing these Scriptures Mat. 10.5 6. with Mat. 28.18 19 20. and Luk. 22.35 36. and Act. 19 4. Their former work was to preach The Kingdome of God is at hand But now Mat. 5.7 The Kingdome of God is come with power Mark 9.1 Luk. 24.49 and such as was their Preaching such was their Baptisme But here I must challenge the Gent. to make good his word that they did ever preach one Sermon or ever Baptize one person before this power came or else he hath but deluded you in making you believe that there is need of a greater power for administring the Ordinance of Laying on of hands then there needs for Preaching and Baptisme for that is his full scope and design in which I appeal to any ingenuous soul Nay I appeal to himselfe Secondly He would perswade persons but then they must be very ignorant that the Miraculous visible power is the essence of the Ordinance Whereas I have abundantly proved that the command of Christ gives essence to the Ordinance and that the communicating of the Spirits gifts is the full end of the Ordinance to obedient souls for Christs honour And I have also proved That the Spirit hath communicated better gifts and more glorious power through this Ordinance then ever were or can be visible to a naturall eye 1 Cor. 2.9 ad finem and that the same gifts still remain for which by all means we should endevour Thus I hope 't is evident that the same power is requisite for Preaching Baptism and other Gospell Ordinances as for Laying on of hands and that the very same power hath accompanied Preaching as hath attended the fourth Principle and as often hath it appeared in the one as in the other Wherefore consider in the name of the Lord what a design is here laid to rase the foundation of all Ordinances and level them with the dust And indeed what presumption is it for the Gent. to Preach Baptize break-bread c. and yet want the essence of these Ordinances if it were true as he holds forth that the visible miraculous power of the Spirit were the essence of Ordinances But to the Gent. fifth absurdity which he saith is injurious to Jesus Christ who brings forth an act to shew his power and yet we having not the power do imitate the act turning acts of power into bare imitation and so are injurious to Christs intention Answ 1. All the acts which Christ brings forth are acts of power since all power in heaven and earth is put into his hand we professe he cannot act unlike himself therefore we are slandered in being charged as injurious to Christ 2. The great power Christ intends in all the acts he brings forth is to convert souls these acts are those greater works which Christ promised his Saints should performe Joh. 14.12 and these are the mighty signes of true Apostles 1 Cor. 9.1 2. 2 Cor. 3.2 3. Whosoever therefore is inabled to perform these greater works is so far from being injurious to Christ that he fully answers Christs intention for herein Christs greatest power is put forth and shines most gloriously and they that are instrumentall thus in bearing up his name and power in the world shall at last shine as the brightnesse of the Firmament Dan. 12. 1 Pet. 5.5 and receive at his hands a Crown of glory that fadeth not away 3. I have already fully proved that those externall visible gifts of the Spirit which Carnall Christians and distrustfull Didymusses do so strangely dote upon are not the greatest acts of Christs power those prints of the nailes