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calvin_n kemniâ—ij_n &_o aliorum_fw-la this_o
domâ—ni_fw-la in_o câ—nâ—_n ultimo_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la in_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o tractate_n concern_v the_o mass_n which_o be_v the_o ten_o question_n of_o his_o four_o part_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v wont_a to_o receive_v sit_v in_o imitation_n of_o peter_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n confirm_v that_o which_o our_o defend_n and_o rejoynder_n doubt_v of_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v wherefore_o s_n r._n pope_n receive_v sit_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v in_o memory_n of_o b._n peter_n and_o other_o apostle_n who_o eat_v the_o last_o supper_n sit_v this_o may_v by_o some_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o pope_n great_a pride_n for_o that_o as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o book_n of_o ceremony_n which_o the_o rejoynder_n quote_v detegendo_fw-la romanus_n pontifex_fw-la nemini_fw-la exonino_o mortalium_fw-la overentiam_fw-la facit_fw-la assurgendo_fw-la manifestè_fw-la aut_fw-la caput_fw-la inclinando_fw-la seu_fw-la detegendo_fw-la pag._n 160._o the_o romish_a bishop_n do_v reverence_n to_o no_o man_n under_o heaven_n by_o rise_v up_o to_o he_o or_o by_o incline_v or_o uncover_v his_o head_n so_o it_o may_v be_v think_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n he_o do_v not_o reverence_n to_o the_o host_n but_o i_o the_o rather_o assent_v to_o alexander_n hales_n because_o i_o have_v read_v some_o where_o i_o think_v it_o be_v in_o hospinian_n de_fw-la templis_fw-la that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o organ-piping-musicke_n in_o his_o church_n or_o chapel_n and_o these_o i_o account_v the_o relic_n of_o ancient_a simplicity_n in_o worship_n which_o the_o pope_n receive_v from_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o regard_v not_o to_o make_v alteration_n of_o without_o advantage_n 5._o the_o people_n which_o receive_v not_o do_v reverent_o bow_v themselves_o much_o more_o therefore_o they_o that_o receive_v 6._o true_a it_o be_v the_o receiver_n do_v kneel_v of_o a_o ancient_a câ—stome_n but_o only_o for_o conveniency_n of_o put_v the_o host_n into_o their_o 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