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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05533	The reasons of a pastors resolution, touching the reuerend receiuing of the holy communion: written by Dauid Lindesay, D. of Diuinitie, in the Vniuersitie of Saint Andrewes in Scotland, and preacher of the gospell at Dundy	Lindsay, David, d. 1641?	1619 (1619)	STC 15656; ESTC S103094	57,265	200

once in the yeere But at what time and by whose authoritie Kneeling began to be vsed of the people at the receiuing of the Sacrament I hope shall not bee certainly designed For by the contrarie Honorius Canon seemeth to import that before his time the people vsed to Kneele when they receiued because it ordaineth that they should only Kneele at the eleuation and not at the receiuing which doubtlesse it would if it had not been in custome before for it is not probable but at the receiuing they should haue beene ordained to haue giuen the same reuerence that they were appointed to giue at the eleuation had it not beene already in practise therfore needles to be inioined SECT 6. An answere to the instance brought from the Custome of the Primitiue Church ANother instance is brought frō the custome of the Primitiue Church It was the custome of the Primitiue Church not to Kneele on the Lords day nor from Pasche till Whitsunday at any time in their Prayer by a Canon of the Councell of Nice this custome was allowed and commended to all Churches Therefore vpon the Lords day and during the whole time from Pasche till Whitsunday it is very likely that they receiued the Sacrament Standing and the words of Dionysius Alexandrinus making mention of one who receiued the Sacrament 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 stāding at the Table confirmeth this strongly This instance I admit for the Lords day and for these wherein the Primitiue Church did not Kneele for other times and dayes it maketh no probation seeing on other dayes and at other times they might and did pray Kneeling Now although this instance may seeme to make somewhat against Kneeling at the first view yet being better considered it fauoureth the cause that wee defend very much For first if the Primitiue Church did stand sometimes at the Table and receiued certaine it is that they did not esteeme Sitting to be a necessarie gesture Next that they did not think that at this Table we should carry our selues as equall to Christ and plead for the Liberties and Priuiledges of a Table for in those dayes wee reade of none that stood at Table in time of Supper but such as serued Therefore it was ordained as a punishment of ignominie to be inflicted on Souldiours Vt cibum potumque caperent in coena stantes that is that they should sup standing on their feet Thirdly here I marke that the Primitiue Church did vse the same gesture in receiuing the Sacrament that they vsed in praying so that if wee would aduise with them what gesture they would esteeme most decent for our times they should answere That which we are most accustomed to vse at publike prayer The custome then of Standing on the Lords day and from Pasche till Whitsunday being now euanished and worne out many hundreth yeeres since and in stead thereof Kneeling receiued Kneeling now is the most decent gesture that can bee vsed at the Sacrament For if you reason well from our Sauiours Lying had it beene a necessarie ceremony to proue Sitting that hath succeeded Then this Argument must be strong from Standing at Prayer and the Sacrament to prooue that now Kneeling should be vsed which hath succeeded Standing and is now most frequently vsed in the time of publike prayer EPILOGVS THen to conclude this point If either wee shall throughly consider what gesture is most agreeable to so sacred an action or what gesture thereat may bee most euidently proued to haue had longest custome in the Church or what gesture is yet most vniuersally receiued in the reformed Churches And finally how the Primitiue Church did vse the same gesture at this Sacrament that they vsed at publike Prayer I hope no gesture shall be found more decent to bee vsed at the Lords Table then the Religious gesture of Kneeling And thus much for Decencie CHAP. III. That it agreeth with Pietie to Kneele at the Sacrament SECT 1. That Pietie requireth a most Religious Gesture I Come next to Pietie In respect of Pietie there be none of vs that doe not plead for Kneeling in deed when wee teach our people at the Sacrament not to settle their thoughts and mindes vpon the externall things but to lift vp their hearts from earth to heauen from the Pastor who giues the externall element to God the Father that giueth his Sonne and to God the Sonne who giueth himselfe from the Symbols the Bread and the Cup to the Bread that came downe from Heauen to the flesh and the bloud of Christ and therfore exhorteth them that as their hand is ready so their hearts may be prepared and their minds to receiue the Lord Iesus Christ himselfe with faith and thankfulnes and that they come with a Religious resolution in this action and by this action to celebrate the remembrance of his death till his comming againe All these considerations and diuine Meditations whereunto we stirre vp our people First of the order and forme of giuing Secondly of the gift Thirdly of the manner how we receiue Fourthly of the nature and chiefe ends of this Sacrament do al most euidently proue euince that Pietie craueth of vs a most Religious gesture to bee vsed in this action SECT 2. The consideration of the giuer and the maner of the Donation LEt vs take a view of euery one of them seuerally The giuer from whose hand wee should receiue the bread of Life is not a seruant such as couereth our tables brings our dishes serues and fils our cups to whom wee owe no reuerence He that here presenteth and propineth vs with these inestimable benefits is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords God in the person of the Sonne vnto whom when we present our gifts If we should Kneele as we are taught by the Holy Ghost in Micha chap. 6. verse 6. in these words Wherewith shall I come before the Lord and bow my selfe before the most high God Shall I come before him with burnt offerings with Calues of a yeere old How much more should wee come and bow our selues before him when we are to receiue at his hand the greatest benefit in heauen and earth The body and the bloud of his onely begotten Sonne the character of his Person the brightnesse of his glory the treasure of his grace another himselfe And vnto this shall we finde our selues much more bound when we haue considered after what manner this gift is giuen Euery good gift commeth from him that is the Father of lights and so should wee acknowledge it to bee but God giues not euery gift with a solemne externall testification of his Donation made as it were with his own hand not in generall but in particular to euery one that receiueth as hee doth in this Sacrament Other benefits he bestoweth by ordinarie meanes of his creatures and by a secret prouidence in such sort that the action of Donation is not perceiued at the instant of giuing and receiuing