t#pon the Epi{tldof J A J4 1 s. Pa'ui did Eutychus, Acts zo. 1 o. he WetJt.down and fell on Euty– chus,praying for lift,a rite that exprdfrd much fervency ,and a dtfire that the dying parcy might as it were partake of his own life;or.by prayer over himhe meaneth laymg on of hands on the fick ; whrch was ufed by rhe ApofUe incures,fee Mar.tc!i,17, t 8. foPaul healed thtFather of pN61ius,b) laying hands onbzm;foG)ri/1 on Leviticus, citing this place, infte~~d of that they may pr.1y over him,readeth, ut impontt~nt ei m.cntu,that they may lay their hands on him; the eere– mony h~d this fignificancy, they did as it were point at rhe fick man, and prefeot him eo Gods piry , as you know prefent things do the more fiir affections , as .Chdft would not pray for Llfl:l:,tt·rHs till he could pray over him ; for when the fione was taken a\-vay , and the object was in his fight, then it is faid, 'f cjmpayed, John 11. ·4io 4noyminghimw.ith~1] There is ~ut one {>lace more in .t~c Scnptures, chat fpeaketh of'uftngovltn the hea Jmg and cure ofdl– feafes, and that is, Mot'Pk._ 6. I 3· they clffft But · man-y Devils, a?td . amJJnted with •Jl man-1 ehat wereJidz,andhealed rhem; oyl among the Hebrews wa·s anafu1l fymbol of the divine grace, and fo ficly ufed as afign ofchat power !tnd grace of the fpirie whrch was dif– covered in miraculous healing ; it was an ~x:traordioory fign of an extraordioowy and miraculous €ure: lE was the er.rour of AretiHs io tbioktbat dte Apo!Ue meant fome medit:mal oJI; he·rendreth it [t~~lubria medit:M~~enta non negligan·t; he was noe the 6r0: that was jn that mifiake; Wickjefe btfore him held thofe oyls in Palefiine excellent and medicinaH, and therefore ured ; BtK this I fay is ami- , fibake; for oyl was not ufed as an Inflrummt , bet as a Symbol of ,the cure. The A~~He clothnot mention'what ki[ld .ofoy1 i1( lhoulld be; probablyOJI-OIPVI, as Win·e is put to fignifie the Wine ofthe grape, which is the moi't: common; therefore by the way that ex– treme Vnflion ufed by the Papills, is but a ridicH!ous hypocrijj, and carryeth little proportion with this rite; for they require Oyl-. Oli.ve, rni~ed Wfth b~t/fM», confecrated by-a 'Bifhop, who mu!l: nine times bo,w the knee, faying thrice- ave fan8um oleum, and thrice more, ave [M~flumChri(ma, and thrice more,ave fanflum Balfamum; But of this more anon. , In the n.ame ofthe Lord] that is, either 6y his authorit.J, calling upon him to opt!rate by his power :according to the outward rite, or i? huft~ad,as hi~ Minifrers; or to huglory , to the honour.of Chnfr fJgmfied here mthe termLord, that being his proper appelE e ee 3 lation S79 I ' /
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