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A10309 A treatise of the sacrament of the confirmation wherein is shewed the necessary spirituall profit, and excellencie of this sacrament. Composed by W.R. Smith, Richard, 1566-1655. 1629 (1629) STC 20594; ESTC S100410 28,505 148

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did impose their hands vppon them and they receiued the holy Ghost In like manner saint Paul S. Pauls care of the same was carefull to enquire of Christians whether they had receiued the holy Ghost and when they answered that they had not hee imposed hands vppon them and the holy Ghost came vppon them Actorum 19. Both which places the holy Fathers and Diuines doe vnderstand of the Sacrament of Confirmation And hereby vvee see both the Custome and the greate care the holy Apostles had to confirme the Christians lett vs see the like of the holy Bishops theire Successors Saint Denis Schollar to the Apostles in his Booke de Ecclesiastica The same in S. Denis his time Hierarchia cap. 2. describing what was done to one in those times that was Christened saith And the Priests taking him that is Baptized deliuer him to his Godfather who brought him thither and togeather with him putt vppon him a garment beeseeming the puritie of one that is baptized and so attyred they leade him againe to the Bishop Hee signing the man with diuine designing ointment maketh him partaker of the most holy Communion For that perfecting ointment maketh him so perfected notable with the fragrant smell of sweete odour And Cap. 4. Euen to him who is consecrated with the holy misterie of regeneration the inunction of ointment giueth the comming of the holy Ghost Behold how they that were Christened were anointed with diuine ointment of the Bishop and thereby receiued the holy Ghost Tertullian also not long In Tertullian his time after the Apostles time writeth thus l. de Baptism Then going from the Lauer wee were anointed with a holy ointment according to the auncient discipline Whence Christ is called of Christ of Chrisme Chrisme which is ointment which gaue our Lord his name And l. de Resur c. 7. and l. 1. contra Mart. hee hath these wordes The flesh is anointed that the Soule may bee consecrated the flesh is signed that the Soule may bee fenced the flesh by imposition of hands is shadowed that the Soule by the Spirit may bee illuminated Loe how those that were Christened were also anointed with holy Chrisme and that according to auncient discipline and that theire flesh was anointed signed and shadowed by imposition of hands that theire Soule might bee fensed consecrated and illuminated by the Spirit S. Cyprian Epistola ad Iubaian In S. Cyprians time Therefore because the Samaritans had receiued a lawfull and ecclesiasticall Baptisme they were not to bee baptized againe but that onely which wanted was done by Peeter and Iohn that praier beeing made for them and hands imposed vppon them the holy Ghost might bee inuocated and poured vppon them which novv also is done vvith vs that vvho are baptized in the Church bee offerred to the Prelates of the Church and by our power and imposition of hands they may attaine the holy Ghost and bee signed with our Lordes marke In which wordes hee plainely saith that the Apostles confirmed the baptized Samaritans and that the Prelates of the Church in his time did the same The Councel of Eliberie which was held toward the At the end of the time of persecution end of the persecution of the Primatiue Church thus ordaineth Conc. 38. They that trauell by Sea a farre of if a Church bee not neere a Christiā may baptize a Catechumene in extremitie of sicknes but so as if hee recouer hee bring him to a Bishop that by imposition of hands hee may bee perfected Of the like lawe or decree make mētion S. Cornelius saint Hierome and others whose wordes shall bee related And thus wee see the Custome and care of the primatiue Church in her time of persecutiō vnder Heathen Emperors for confirming of those that were Christined Now lett vs see her like custome in time of Calme vnder Christian Emperors Saint Hierome who liued In S. Hieroms time soone after the foresaid time of persecution Dial. cōtra Lucifer writeth thus in the person of a Luciferian Art thou ignorant that this is the Custome of the Churches that hands bee after imposed vppon them that are baptized and so the holy Ghost bee inuocated Doest thou aske where it is written In the Acts of the Apostles And if Custome of all the world there were no authoritie of Scripture the consent of all the world to this part would bee as good as a precept And saint Hierome answereth in the person of a Catholicke Surely I doe not denie that this is the Custome of the Churches that the Bishop make a progresse into small townes for to impose hands vppon those that haue bene baptized by Priests and Deacons for the inuocation of the holy Ghost But what a matter is it that thou wilst abuse the Lawe of the Church Lawes of the Church for herefie Behold how by the Confession both of Catholicks and Hereticks it was in saint Hieroms time a Lawe and Custome of the Church and of all the world that the Bishop should confirme those who had bene baptized by Priests or Deacons and that this is that which weeread the Apostles to haue dō in their Acts. S. Prosper schollar to S. Austin S. Austins time in his 34. sent gathered out of S. Austin hath these wordes Christs name is from Chrisme that is from anointing For that end is euery Christian sanctified that hee may knowe hee is partaker not onely of Priestlie and Princelie dignitie but also is made a wrastler against the Diuill And the like wordes hath saint Austin Tra. 33. in Ioannem And. l. de Eccles dogmat 52. habetur de Cons d. 4. C. Si qui hee doth appoint that those that are cōuerted from Heresie Bee confirmed and strengthned by imposition of hands and Chrisme bee admitted to receiue the Eucharist S. Isidor who was Schollar to S. Gregorie the greate In S. Gregories time l. 2. de off c. 15. writeth thus And there was at that same time mysticall vnction onely in Kinges and Priests because Christ vvas figured vvhence euen the name is deriued But after that our Lord the eternall King and Priest vvas anointed of God his heauenly Father vvith mysticall ointment novv not onely Priests and Kinges but all the Church is All the Church consecrated vvith the ointment of Chrisme because it is a member of the eternall Priest and King Rabanus l. 1. de Instit Cler. c. 30. Last of all the holy Ghost is giuen of the Bishop by imposition of hands vnto the baptized that hee may bee strengthned by the holy Ghost to preach vnto others the same guifte Author de vnctione Chrismatis in Saint Cyprian Novv in the holy Church is holy Chrisme made vvith other ointments for to sanctifie the purchased people to bee partakers of the dignitie and name The fulnes of this grace is poured vppon all Catholicks that as Christ is All Catholicks called of Chrisme in that God hath anointed him with