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our_o religion_n have_v be_v hitherto_o erroneous_a or_o be_v likely_a to_o prove_v unsure_a for_o the_o future_a some_o blame_n i_o think_v be_v due_a either_o to_o former_a time_n that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v wise_a in_o recede_v from_o rome_n so_o far_o as_o they_o have_v do_v or_o to_o the_o present_a for_o not_o be_v sincere_a in_o return_v so_o fast_o back_o again_o to_o excuse_v both_o 〈…〉_z secure_a in_o point_n of_o so_o great_a concernment_n 〈◊〉_d and_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n will_v not_o permit_v and_o to_o be_v rash_a in_o my_o censure_n without_o search_n and_o diligent_a study_n seem_v unjust_a and_o unchristian_a wherefore_o that_o i_o may_v purchase_v to_o myself_o be_v thus_o perplex_v just_a and_o fair_a satisfaction_n and_o exâ—ricate_v myself_o out_o of_o the_o mischief_n of_o stupidity_n and_o temerity_n both_o i_o do_v serious_o addict_v myself_o notwithstanding_o the_o dissuasion_n of_o my_o own_o particular_a profession_n interest_n and_o want_n of_o 〈…〉_z debate_n ventilate_v and_o examine_v the_o novelty_n of_o the_o time_n and_o very_o as_o to_o myself_o my_o endeavour_n be_v not_o long_o successesse_v for_o i_o do_v at_o last_o perceive_v that_o there_o be_v more_o danger_n in_o our_o innovator_n then_o depth_n in_o our_o innovation_n and_o as_o to_o some_o other_o not_o injudicious_a i_o find_v they_o concur_v with_o i_o in_o opinion_n and_o encourage_v i_o withal_o to_o make_v my_o observation_n more_o public_a my_o lord_n i_o know_v none_o more_o desirous_a to_o diffuse_v good_a than_o your_o honour_n nor_o scarce_o any_o better_a mean_v whereby_o to_o diffuse_v it_o to_o other_o than_o your_o 〈…〉_z wherefore_o i_o beseech_v this_o as_o a_o addition_n to_o 〈◊〉_d former_a favour_n that_o i_o may_v 〈…〉_z honour_a name_n whereby_o to_o make_v more_o acceptable_a to_o all_o good_a man_n thesepoore_a endeavour_n of_o your_o most_o grateful_o devote_a servant_n and_o allies-man_n h._n p._n errata_fw-la page_n 8._o l._n 30._o for_o 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alter_v our_o religion_n and_o to_o new_a reform_v that_o reformation_n of_o it_o which_o be_v begin_v by_o edw._n 6._o and_o further_o mature_v by_o queen_n eliz._n the_o pretence_n be_v that_o our_o ancestor_n in_o the_o reformation_n do_v depart_v too_o far_o from_o popery_n out_o of_o favour_n to_o puritanical_a calvin_n and_o so_o the_o design_n be_v to_o have_v bring_v in_o popery_n again_o but_o with_o a_o muzzle_n upon_o it_o at_o first_o as_o sir_n ben._n ruddlard_n say_v which_o muzzle_n will_v soon_o have_v fall_v off_o or_o be_v take_v off_o as_o be_v general_o conceive_v among_o other_o innovation_n much_o care_n be_v have_v of_o altar_n many_o book_n be_v print_v and_o set_v forth_o by_o authority_n in_o favour_n of_o they_o but_o no_o man_n be_v suffer_v to_o say_v do_v or_o write_v any_o thing_n in_o answer_n or_o prejudice_n thereof_o the_o time_n be_v now_o a_o little_a more_o propitious_a and_o that_o audaciate_v i_o beyond_o my_o learning_n or_o profession_n to_o enterprise_n at_o this_o time_n something_o for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o this_o case_n concerning_o altar_n if_o i_o fail_v not_o for_o want_v of_o learning_n and_o judgement_n i_o shall_v not_o for_o want_v of_o ingenuity_n and_o modesty_n and_o i_o wish_v that_o our_o altar-patron_n have_v not_o be_v so_o scurrilous_a and_o bitter_a as_o they_o have_v be_v for_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o venomous_a rail_n and_o distemper_n of_o man_n within_o sacred_a order_n when_o they_o be_v treat_v of_o matter_n of_o religion_n cast_v a_o great_a disgrace_n upon_o the_o age_n we_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o country_n we_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o religion_n we_o be_v baptise_v in_o in_o this_o altar-dispute_n four_o thing_n come_v into_o question_n 1_o concerning_o the_o reality_n of_o altar_n 2_o concerning_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o name_n 3_o concerning_o the_o altar_n posture_n 4_o concerning_o the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o altar_n or_o its_o due_a adoration_n chap._n 1._o 1_o concerning_o the_o reality_n of_o altar_n as_o for_o the_o maintain_n of_o real_a and_o proper_a altar_n doctor_n heylin_n lay_v these_o ground_n he_o say_v that_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n as_o it_o be_v prefigure_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o legal_a sacrifice_n a_o part_n ante_fw-la so_o by_o christ_n institution_n it_o be_v to_o be_v commemorate_a by_o we_o christian_n in_o the_o holy_a supper_n a_o part_n post_fw-la a_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v in_o figure_n a_o sacrifice_n in_o fact_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n a_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o commemoration_n or_o upon_o the_o post_n fact_n he_o say_v further_a that_o if_o a_o sacrifice_n be_v there_o must_v also_o be_v both_o priest_n and_o altar_n yet_o he_o assign_v these_o difference_n that_o the_o former_a sacrifice_n be_v bloody_a as_o this_o be_v not_o that_o the_o former_a priest_n be_v from_o aaron_n we_o from_o melehisedeck_n that_o the_o former_a altar_n be_v for_o mosaical_a we_o for_o evangelical_a sacrifice_n to_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o these_o ground_n we_o answer_v that_o the_o word_n sacrifice_n take_v in_o a_o general_a sense_n for_o any_o sacred_a office_n or_o divine_a service_n perform_v do_v not_o infer_v any_o propriety_n of_o either_o priest_n or_o altar_n and_o if_o we_o take_v sacrifice_n in_o that_o serise_n as_o the_o patriarch_n jew_n or_o heathen_n do_v or_o as_o papist_n now_o do_v we_o grant_v priest_n and_o altar_n be_v necessary_o imply_v thereby_o but_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n we_o deny_v our_o communion_n to_o be_v it_o be_v true_a the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v prefigure_v in_o sacrifice_n a_o part_n ante_fw-la but_o very_o dark_o and_o if_o cain_n abel_n noah_n or_o aaron_n do_v sacrifice_n to_o foresignify_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n yet_o their_o main_n or_o their_o mere_a end_n be_v not_o to_o make_v any_o such_o type_n or_o figure_n sacrifice_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n as_o well_o before_o aaron_n as_o after_o but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o saviour_n death_n be_v obscure_a under_o aaron_n but_o much_o more_o before_o the_o most_o know_a time_n under_o the_o law_n do_v not_o expect_v such_o a_o suffer_a die_a redeemer_n as_o god_n have_v ordain_v much_o less_o do_v those_o more_o cloudy_a time_n before_o the_o law_n the_o rock_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o manna_n and_o divers_a other_o thing_n be_v typical_a yet_o no_o sacrifice_n and_o sacrifice_n may_v as_o well_o be_v not_o typical_a and_o even_o those_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v typical_a be_v not_o typical_a qua_fw-la sacrifice_n more_o than_o type_n be_v sacrifice_n qua_fw-la type_n by_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n all_o nation_n do_v agree_v in_o all_o age_n in_o present_v their_o god_n both_o with_o free_a will-offering_n in_o testimony_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o with_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n in_o
and_o bibite_fw-la of_o layman_n and_o so_o here_o be_v proof_n both_o for_o sacrifice_n and_o priest_n by_o this_o proof_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o life_n of_o the_o sacrament_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o that_o the_o life_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o priest_n consecrate_v it_o not_o that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n celebrate_v it_o but_o i_o take_v this_o as_o a_o strange_a gloss_n of_o the_o doctor_n not_o agreeable_a to_o common_a understanding_n or_o natural_a to_o the_o text_n or_o savour_v of_o protestantism_n and_o so_o i_o leave_v it_o as_o not_o worth_a a_o answer_n he_o cite_v further_a 13._o heb._n habemus_fw-la altar_fw-la and_o so_o he_o conclude_v that_o saint_n paul_n furnish_v we_o both_o with_o priest_n sacrifice_n and_o altar_n if_o saint_n paul_n do_v here_o by_o altar_n mean_v the_o table_n here_o be_v some_o authority_n for_o the_o name_n not_o thing_n but_o this_o be_v itself_o controvert_v for_o first_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o word_n altar_n be_v take_v for_o the_o epulum_fw-la not_o the_o thing_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v offer_v for_o of_o this_o altar_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o may_v not_o eat_v which_o serve_v at_o the_o tabernacle_n second_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o always_o here_o by_o altar_n interpret_v our_o communion_n table_n and_o therefore_o say_v bellarmine_n non_fw-la urgeo_fw-la hune_fw-la loeum_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la desunt_fw-la ex_fw-la catholicis_fw-la qui_fw-la interpretantur_fw-la de_fw-la cruce_fw-la vel_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la ipso_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o say_v the_o doctor_n i_o be_o not_o the_o first_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o so_o interpret_v it_o for_o bishop_n andrews_n have_v it_o thus_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v call_v mensa_fw-la domini_fw-la by_o malachy_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a table_n the_o apostle_n in_o 13._o heb._n say_v habemus_fw-la altar_fw-la the_o lev._n minister_n here_o 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apostle_n all_o their_o time_n use_v no_o other_o word_n than_o table_n especial_o not_o altar_n to_o which_o opinion_n the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n agree_v though_o not_o to_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o and_o we_o know_v also_o that_o the_o romish_a picture_n present_a christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n in_o their_o church_n communicate_v always_o at_o a_o table_n not_o at_o a_o altar_n we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o they_o as_o doctor_n heylin_n say_v without_o scruple_n or_o opposition_n use_v the_o word_n priest_n sacrifice_n and_o altar_n not_o tie_v themselves_o only_o to_o those_o word_n but_o not_o shun_v the_o use_n of_o they_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o greek_a father_n use_v the_o word_n table_n more_o frequent_o the_o latin_a less_o but_o both_o greek_a and_o latin_n use_v the_o word_n table_n more_o frequent_o than_o altar_n but_o upon_o the_o reformation_n begin_v by_o luther_n etc._n etc._n both_o word_n begin_v to_o be_v examine_v and_o then_o the_o protestant_n not_o allow_v the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n reject_v altar_n as_o improper_a but_o the_o papist_n though_o they_o pretend_v not_o to_o disallow_v the_o word_n table_n yet_o in_o their_o reform_a canon_n of_o the_o mass_n they_o use_v not_o at_o all_o the_o word_n table_n and_o yet_o still_o in_o the_o roman_a pontifical_a we_o find_v the_o word_n table_n use_v howsoever_o the_o dispute_n be_v not_o about_o the_o mere_a use_n but_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n altar_n we_o come_v now_o to_o other_o argument_n all_o metaphor_n say_v doctor_n heylin_n allude_v to_o something_o which_o have_v real_a existence_n in_o nature_n and_o therefore_o the_o father_n in_o the_o word_n altar_n do_v allude_v to_o something_o existent_a i_o answer_v metaphor_n must_v have_v some_o basis_n to_o support_v they_o but_o that_o basis_n may_v be_v any_o thing_n past_a or_o incorporeal_a christ_n may_v be_v call_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n the_o sting_n of_o conscience_n may_v be_v call_v ixion_n wheel_n etc._n etc._n yet_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n now_o as_o the_o one_o nor_o ever_o be_v as_o the_o other_o but_o say_v doctor_n pocklington_n those_o altar_n which_o bear_v carpet_n corporal_n etc._n etc._n can_v not_o be_v mere_a notional_a metaphorical_a altar_n but_o such_o be_v those_o of_o the_o ancient_n etc._n etc._n ergo_o i_o answer_v the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v a_o notional_a altar_n yet_o a_o material_a table_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o material_a table_n it_o may_v support_v carpet_n etc._n etc._n that_o curse_a tree_n whereon_o our_o saviour_n suffer_v be_v a_o metaphorical_a altar_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o true_o bear_v our_o saviour_n as_o a_o altar_n but_o as_o a_o cross_n but_o say_v the_o same_o doctor_n again_o these_o altar_n be_v such_o as_o be_v frequent_v for_o oblation_n sake_n to_o which_o none_o come_v without_o sacrifice_n of_o wealth_n as_o well_o as_o of_o praise_n i_o answer_v for_o present_n and_o alm_n table_n be_v as_o proper_a as_o altar_n and_o such_o being_n but_o metaphorical_a sacrifice_n prove_v the_o table_n to_o be_v the_o rather_o a_o metaphorical_a altar_n but_o say_v doctor_n heylin_n some_o sacrifice_n be_v mere_o spiritual_a and_o to_o such_o no_o material_a altar_n be_v requisite_a for_o such_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o sufficient_a altar_n and_o every_o man_n be_v a_o sufficient_a priest_n but_o the_o sacrament_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n not_o only_o spiritual_a and_o mystical_a but_o also_o external_a and_o visible_a and_o to_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n a_o visible_a priest_n and_o material_a altar_n be_v requisite_a this_o be_v answer_v already_o in_o the_o paschall_n lamâ—_z for_o that_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n visible_a and_o external_a yet_o it_o require_v no_o material_a altar_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o our_o saviour_n crucify_a body_n beside_o we_o may_v make_v a_o difference_n with_o saint_n august_n between_o the_o sacrament_n itself_o and_o that_o which_o be_v visible_a in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o so_o deny_v any_o visible_a altar_n to_o be_v necessary_a and_o for_o further_a instance_n man_n be_v say_v to_o offer_v up_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o god_n as_o a_o reasonable_a sacrifice_n and_o the_o body_n be_v material_a do_v not_o require_v any_o material_a gross_a altar_n but_o say_v d._n heylin_n if_o the_o sacrament_n be_v but_o a_o improper_a metaphorical_a sacrifice_n then_o no_o more_o a_o material_a table_n than_o a_o material_a altar_n be_v requisite_a i_o answer_v though_o in_o that_o exception_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v metaphorical_a yet_o as_o a_o communion_n it_o be_v a_o real_a action_n and_o require_v a_o real_a table_n whence_o to_o communicate_v so_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n it_o be_v a_o tropical_a sacrifice_n but_o a_o proper_a execution_n and_o therefore_o though_o our_o saviour_n be_v sacrifice_v without_o a_o proper_a altar_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o execute_v but_o upon_o a_o proper_a 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