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thanksgiving_n part._n 2._o pag._n 700._o and_o this_o i_o have_v he_o rather_o lay_v down_o at_o large_a to_o show_v with_o what_o indifferency_n these_o name_n of_o table_n board_n and_o altar_n have_v be_v use_v before_o and_o may_v be_v use_v for_o the_o present_a as_o also_o in_o what_o regard_n the_o lord_n table_n may_v be_v call_v a_o alter_n and_o this_o according_a unto_o master_n fox_n marginal_a note_n in_o the_o self_n same_o page_n viz._n the_o table_n how_o it_o may_v be_v call_v a_o altar_n and_o in_o what_o respect_n which_o show_v that_o he_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v call_v a_o altar_n though_o this_o epistoler_n do_v not_o like_o it_o 15._o now_o as_o the_o story_n of_o the_o change_n be_v not_o altogether_o true_a so_o the_o reason_n there_o assign_v be_v both_o â—alâ—e_a and_o dangerous_a first_o it_o be_v false_a the_o alteration_n not_o be_v make_v because_o the_o people_n be_v scandalize_v with_o altar_n in_o country_n church_n the_o people_n be_v so_o far_o 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and_o confirmation_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o injunction_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o communion_n the_o table_n shall_v be_v place_v in_o so_o good_a sort_n within_o the_o chancel_n the_o 82_o canon_n have_v it_o within_o the_o church_n or_o chancel_n as_o thereby_o the_o minister_n may_v more_o convenient_o be_v hear_v by_o the_o communicant_o which_o plain_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o permission_n rather_o than_o command_v yea_o and_o a_o matter_n of_o permission_n only_o in_o such_o time_n and_o place_n where_o otherwise_o the_o minister_n can_v convenient_o be_v hear_v of_o the_o communicant_n so_o that_o in_o all_o the_o lesser_a church_n such_o as_o our_o country_n church_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v and_o in_o all_o other_o where_o the_o minister_n stand_v at_o the_o altar_n may_v be_v hear_v convenient_o the_o table_n may_v stand_v altarwise_a in_o the_o time_n of_o ministration_n without_o breach_n of_o canon_n and_o this_o in_o the_o 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