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〈◊〉_d a_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n pp_n object_n what_o we_o may_v crave_v of_o god_n upon_o our_o knee_n we_o may_v receive_v on_o our_o knee_n answ._n it_o be_v false_a i_o may_v pray_v upon_o my_o knee_n give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread_n but_o i_o may_v not_o receive_v it_o on_o my_o knee_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n pray_v for_o food_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o esteem_v unthankful_a for_o not_o kneel_v when_o they_o receive_v the_o manna_n ans_fw-fr i_o never_o hear_v this_o objection_n use_v by_o any_o man_n but_o by_o you_o in_o this_o place_n therefore_o if_o it_o be_v false_a yourself_o that_o forge_v it_o be_v author_n of_o the_o falsehood_n the_o bishop_n of_o galloway_n who_o be_v now_o at_o rest_n have_v this_o objection_n in_o his_o treatise_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o answer_v as_o he_o allege_v whatsoever_o spiritual_a benefit_n i_o may_v lawful_o ask_v on_o my_o knee_n the_o same_o i_o may_v lawful_o receive_v upon_o my_o knee_n with_o 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si_fw-la in_o coena_fw-la hoc_fw-la fieret_fw-la dicerem_fw-la adorationem_fw-la â—am_fw-la demum_fw-la esse_fw-la legitimam_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la in_o signo_fw-la residet_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la sedentem_fw-la dirigitur_fw-la that_o be_v we_o give_v this_o worship_n say_v they_o to_o christ_n first_o if_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o action_n of_o the_o supper_n i_o will_v confess_v the_o adoration_n to_o be_v lawful_a which_o rest_v not_o in_o the_o sign_n but_o be_v direct_v to_o christ_n sit_v in_o heaven_n beza_n epist._n 12._o pag._n 100_o geniculatio_fw-la denique_fw-la dum_fw-la symbola_fw-la accipiuntur_fw-la speciem_fw-la quidem_fw-la habet_fw-la piae_fw-la ac_fw-la