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not_o lean_v nor_o yet_o lie_v for_o though_o mr._n cook_n assert_n with_o such_o confidence_n that_o lie_v be_v use_v by_o christ_n it_o be_v undoubted_o utter_o untrue_a what_o ere_o be_v the_o usual_a table_n gesture_n than_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o point_n or_o if_o it_o be_v it_o be_v most_o evident_a it_o be_v sit_v as_o it_o be_v now_o for_o if_o it_o be_v in_o some_o place_n the_o fashion_n to_o lean_v or_o lie_v on_o bed_n at_o great_a banquet_n as_o some_o tell_v we_o yet_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o table_n gesture_n be_v not_o lie_v nor_o lean_v neither_o any_o otherwise_o then_o as_o we_o do_v viz._n on_o one_o elbow_n or_o both_o when_o we_o please_v the_o scripture_n say_v all_o along_o that_o he_o sit_v mr._n cook_n greek_v it_o out_o in_o the_o margin_n as_o he_o do_v viz._n mat._n 26.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v 14.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 22.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 14.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o help_v he_o in_o what_o he_o say_v for_o if_o any_o or_o all_o of_o these_o word_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v signify_v to_o lean_v or_o lie_v down_o yet_o they_o all_o signify_v to_o sit_v down_o also_o for_o they_o be_v all_o render_v by_o discumâ—o_o the_o plain_a english_a of_o which_o be_v to_o sit_v down_o and_o therefore_o also_o our_o translator_n do_v so_o english_a they_o and_o i_o will_v demand_v of_o he_o again_o as_o he_o do_v of_o a._n r._n p._n 12._o whether_o he_o think_v that_o our_o translator_n that_o have_v englisht_v they_o thus_o viz._n he_o sit_v down_o and_o as_o they_o sit_v down_o and_o he_o command_v the_o multitude_n to_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o grass_n know_v not_o how_o to_o render_v the_o original_n in_o its_o proper_a signification_n as_o well_o as_o he_o nor_o yet_o fifthly_o be_v the_o usual_a manner_n of_o wash_v among_o we_o which_o you_o confess_v be_v most_o fit_a to_o be_v use_v in_o baptism_n by_o pour_v as_o well_o as_o dip_v for_o 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