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that_o be_v as_o far_o as_o they_o be_v follower_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n seek_v no_o more_o and_o that_o synod_n shall_v get_v no_o more_o page_n 122._o we_o be_v command_v to_o do_v what_o christ_n do_v and_o he_o institute_v and_o his_o disciple_n receive_v it_o in_o a_o table_n posture_n and_o therefore_o so_o ought_v we_o this_o be_v the_o author_n objection_n against_o himself_o he_o answer_v that_o we_o be_v not_o require_v nor_o be_v it_o convenient_a to_o imitate_v all_o that_o christ_n do_v ans_fw-fr how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o our_o author_n page_n 107._o say_v our_o saviour_n undoubted_o be_v the_o best_a example_n we_o can_v propose_v to_o ourselves_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o imitate_v what_o he_o do_v and_o approve_v what_o have_v make_v his_o example_n so_o bad_a in_o the_o sacrament_n see_v he_o say_v it_o be_v undoubted_o the_o best_a there_o be_v nothing_o to_o obstruct_v our_o imitation_n in_o this_o though_o some_o of_o 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be_v say_v be_v that_o the_o jew_n use_v to_o lean_v on_o the_o table_n with_o their_o left_a elbow_n which_o can_v be_v call_v lie_v and_o however_o it_o be_v their_o table_n posture_n which_o suffice_v we_o aquinas_n give_v account_n of_o a_o common_a verse_n long_o before_o his_o time_n rex_fw-la sedet_fw-la in_o caena_fw-la turba_fw-la cinctus_fw-la duo_fw-la dena_fw-la page_n 124._o we_o have_v this_o further_a to_o say_v for_o our_o practice_n that_o our_o saviour_n be_v not_o at_o a_o common_a supper_n when_o he_o institute_v this_o sacrament_n but_o at_o the_o passover_n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v hard_a to_o divine_a for_o what_o end_n the_o author_n bring_v this_o in_o for_o i_o can_v perceive_v no_o colour_n of_o a_o argument_n only_o to_o acquit_v we_o that_o christ_n be_v not_o at_o a_o common_a supper_n but_o it_o be_v yet_o sub_fw-la judice_fw-la not_z determine_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o common_a supper_n that_o night_n beside_o both_o the_o passover_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n many_o able_a divine_n affirm_v there_o be_v and_o many_o deny_v and_o so_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o leave_v it_o altiori_fw-la indagationi_fw-la neither_o do_v the_o purpose_n in_o hand_n depend_v on_o its_o determination_n as_o for_o luke_n 22._o 20._o the_o author_n doubtless_o know_v that_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o verse_n be_v not_o place_v as_o both_o the_o other_o evangelist_n matthew_n and_o mark_v have_v it_o nor_o do_v he_o infer_v any_o thing_n from_o it_o argumentative_a page_n 125._o but_o 4_o the_o full_a answer_n to_o the_o argument_n be_v that_o it_o go_v on_o a_o false_a supposition_n that_o our_o saviour_n institute_v this_o sacrament_n in_o the_o common_a posture_n of_o eat_v which_o no_o wise_a appear_v in_o scripture_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v infer_v from_o any_o thing_n say_v or_o intimate_v by_o the_o evangelist_n or_o st._n paul_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_n ans_fw-fr how_o full_a or_o sound_v it_o be_v will_v soon_o appear_v if_o we_o consider_v 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