Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Confirmation
According to--
I. Its origin. No sacramental institution of our Lord, but a time-honoured ordinance of the Church.
II. Its import. No substitution for, or repetition of baptism, but a ratification of baptismal confession andgrace.
III. Its effect. No infallible communication of the Spirit, as here by the apostles, but an incalculable spiritual blessing for susceptible hearts. (K. Gerok.)
