The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, William ... - Adkinshorton.net

Part I.
Redemption and Jujfification ekered
Hence I reafon thu, if laying on of hands was ufcd in the pri-.
mative Church, as a fignc of their miraculous faith, then why mayl
notthcfrimc n^t of laying on o^ hands upon the Lead of their facrifices,
(ignific their faith of dependance uporrche Sacrifice of
Chrifl, as the procuring caufe of the Fathers Aioncmcnr, and ntiJy
IV hen faith of dcpmdancc i- joyncJ wifh Sacrifices,
or with prayers
to God , then God is highly well plenfcd , wich fuch hcrifiCts
and with fuch prayers, : Chrci^. 18. 2 Chr9.]6. 7, 8. 2 Kiigs 18.
2 :•; 2 2. Fiftly, The adtion of the hands in holy duties, is often uf^
cd to reprefent the faith of the Godly.
As for example. When Alcfes lift up hh hands in
prayer againft
the Amab.kites, it is faid ihar his hands Werefiith) Exod. 17.12.
that is to ray,were fteadyjfor they were made Heady by Jar0n and
H/yr, as a figrkcofhis faith which v.asfteaJy,
in the expe/ deprecated , that God would take away
hib Plagues from 7* /;^r».:o^ , he fpread abroad his hands to fignifie
Ms faith in God for the averting of tiicfe judgements from Pharaoh,
fxod. 9- 2 p. 5 ;. but fpreading abroad the hands without fji;h,
will wcrke no miracles.
fcd by rbc F^ritfis,
Seventhly, ThelifLingup ofhands wascommanded to be u-
as a prieftly action, when they blcfTed the people;
in the Temple, immediately after the dayly morning Sacrifice,
Nrtm. 6. 2 3. and in Levi:. 9. 22. Aaron lift up his hands ttivard
the people and iflfjfed them :
in like manner alter the reading of the
La". 3 in their Synapgues , if any Priclls were prcfcnr, they jilt up
their hnnd': and blclfe t.hcpe 'plcund this- gefluic the" u''edt(j fignifie
their faith of cxnccf^ancc, ti.ac God \vcu!d ccrc.iiidy bicfie
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