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A10197 A quench-coale. Or A briefe disquisition and inquirie, in vvhat place of the church or chancell the Lords-table ought to be situated, especially vvhen the Sacrament is administered? VVherein is evidently proved, that the Lords-table ought to be placed in the midst of the church, chancell, or quire north and south, not altar-wise, with one side against the wall: that it neither is nor ought to be stiled an altar; that Christians have no other altar but Christ alone, who hath abolished all other altars, which are either heathenish, Jewish, or popish, and not tollerable among Christians. All the pretences, authorities, arguments of Mr. Richard Shelford, Edmond Reeve, Dr. John Pocklington, and a late Coale from the altar, to the contrary in defence of altars, calling the Lords-table an altar, or placing it altarwise, are here likewise fully answered and proved to be vaine or forged. By a well-wisher to the truth of God, and the Church of England. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1637 (1637) STC 20474; ESTC S101532 299,489 452

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10._o and_o as_o david_n will_v be_v know_v to_o have_v do_v ps._n 5._o 7._o i_o will_v worship_v towards_o the_o holy_a temple_n which_o word_n again_o be_v repeat_v for_o fail_v lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o sect_n 2._o pag_n 551._o i_o answer_v that_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o this_o addition_n to_o the_o second_o be_v bishop_n mortons_n own_o but_o a_o trick_n of_o legerdemain_n thrust_v in_o by_o some_o other_o without_o his_o privity_n with_o purpose_n to_o blemish_v this_o incomparable_a piece_n of_o he_o and_o draw_v a_o scandal_n upon_o he_o my_o reason_n be_v three_o first_o because_o his_o judgement_n &_o practice_v former_o to_o my_o knowledge_n have_v be_v otherwise_o in_o this_o particular_a and_o likewise_o in_o the_o point_n of_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n and_o not_o above_o three_o month_n before_o this_o second_o edition_n publish_v ●e_v write_v a_o letter_n to_o dr._n daniel_n feat_o wherein_o he_o declare_v his_o judgement_n both_o against_o altar_n 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the_o pagan_n be_v no_o fable_n be_v evident_a first_o by_o virgil._n 172._o aut_fw-la ante_fw-la or_o a_o deum_fw-la pingues_fw-la spaciatur_fw-la ad_fw-la aras_n etc._n etc._n dicitur_fw-la ante_fw-la aras_n media_fw-la inter_fw-la vumina_fw-la divum_fw-la multa_fw-la jupiter_fw-la manibus_fw-la supplex_fw-la or_o ass_n supinis_fw-la 213._o jamque_fw-la dies_fw-la epulata_fw-la novem_fw-la gens_fw-la omnis_fw-la &_o aris_n factus_fw-la honos_fw-la etc._n etc._n 279._o hanc_fw-la aram_n luco_fw-la statuit_fw-la quae_fw-la maxima_fw-la semper_fw-la dicetur_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o erit_fw-la quae_fw-la maxima_fw-la semper_fw-la etc._n etc._n second_o by_o 432._o vitruvius_n who_o write_v of_o the_o structure_n of_o pagan_a temple_n say_v that_o the_o cell_n wherein_o the_o image_n of_o the_o idol-god_n be_v place_v be_v build_v at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o their_o face_n look_v westward_o but_o the_o altar_n ad_fw-la orientem_fw-la versus_fw-la towards_o the_o 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