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105._o he_o call_v sit_v at_o prayer_n a_o slothful_a posture_n p._n 3._o and_o say_v he_o can_v excuse_v it_o from_o irreverence_n and_o hope_n that_o those_o who_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o it_o heretofore_o will_v not_o persist_v in_o it_o without_o real_a necessity_n i_o hope_v therefore_o that_o you_o will_v take_v no_o offence_n at_o our_o service_n or_o abstain_v from_o it_o because_o bodily_a worship_n be_v require_v in_o it_o or_o use_v any_o more_o that_o indecent_a posture_n of_o sit_v at_o prayer_n in_o your_o meeting_n when_o your_o own_o advocate_n condemn_v it_o 10._o he_o can_v condemn_v kneel_v at_o the_o lord_n supper_n as_o unlawful_a p._n 123._o and_o grant_v that_o you_o ought_v to_o stand_v up_o at_o your_o thanksgiving_n and_o blessing_n before_o receive_v and_o after_o and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o excuse_v you_o if_o you_o do_v otherwise_o in_o it_o p._n 112._o and_o therefore_o as_o far_o as_o you_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n in_o this_o matter_n you_o will_v 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