table-gesture_n the_o jew_n have_v learn_v of_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n who_o for_o many_o year_n have_v lord_v it_o over_o they_o and_o teach_v they_o this_o among_o other_o custom_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o persian_n under_o who_o dominion_n they_o have_v live_v for_o many_o year_n before_o upon_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n for_o they_o also_o use_v the_o same_o posture_n at_o their_o feast_n and_o banquet_n as_o we_o read_v esth_n 1._o 5_o 6._o where_o in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o royal_a feast_n which_o king_n ahasuerosh_n make_v the_o citizen_n of_o shushan_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o palace-garden_n among_o other_o particular_n whereby_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v set_v forth_o we_o find_v mention_v bed_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o at_o the_o banquet_n wherewith_o queen_n esther_n entertain_v the_o king_n and_o his_o great_a favourite_n haman_n we_o find_v he_o supplicate_v for_o his_o life_n to_o the_o queen_n lie_v prostrate_a on_o his_o face_n upon_o the_o banquet_a bed_n whereon_o she_o repose_v esther_n 7._o 7_o 8._o but_o if_o any_o desire_n to_o see_v more_o touch_v the_o use_n of_o this_o table-gesture_n among_o the_o jew_n they_o may_v please_v to_o consult_v the_o follow_a passage_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v mat_n 9_o 10._o and_o 22._o 10._o and_o 26._o 7._o luke_n 7._o 37._o and_o 22._o 27._o and_o jo._n 6._o 11._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v mat._n 15._o 35._o luke_n 11._o 37._o and_o chap._n 14._o 10._o and_o 17._o 7._o joh._n 6._o 10._o and_o 21._o 20._o it_o be_v probable_a indeed_o that_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n use_v the_o same_o gesture_n at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n which_o they_o have_v use_v at_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o passover_n first_o because_o we_o read_v that_o this_o sacrament_n be_v institute_v at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o feast_n before_o the_o food_n 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jewish_a doctor_n in_o his_o annot_n upon_o mat._n 26._o 20._o jubet_fw-la dominus_fw-la agnum_fw-la à _fw-la stantibus_fw-la calceatis_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la iter_fw-la accinctis_fw-la cum_fw-la festinatione_fw-la comedi_fw-la exod._n 12._o 11._o sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la illa_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o mandatum_fw-la de_fw-la postibus_fw-la &_o superliminari_fw-la aedium_fw-la sanguine_fw-la aspergendis_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la unicam_fw-la noctem_fw-la pertinuisse_fw-la quâ—_n fuit_fw-la israelitis_n quà m_fw-la celerrimè_fw-la ex_fw-la aegypto_n migrandum_fw-la quod_fw-la summo_fw-la consensu_fw-la doctores_fw-la omnes_fw-la hebraeorum_n testantur_fw-la that_o be_v the_o lord_n command_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n to_o be_v eat_v in_o haste_n by_o such_o as_o stand_v be_v shod_a and_o their_o loin_n gird_v for_o their_o journey_n ex._n 12._o 11._o you_o must_v know_v therefore_o that_o these_o circumstance_n together_o with_o the_o command_n of_o sprinkle_v the_o door_n post_n and_o 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unfit_a and_o unwelcome_a guest_n at_o his_o table_n and_o unworthy_a communicant_n such_o as_o discern_v not_o the_o lord_n body_n from_o their_o common_a food_n have_v you_o not_o house_n to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v in_o or_o despise_v you_o the_o church_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 22._o he_o that_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o eat_v and_o drink_v damnation_n or_o judgement_n to_o himself_o not_o discern_v the_o lord_n body_n vers_fw-la 29._o now_o this_o may_v well_o serve_v to_o awaken_v all_o sober_a christian_n to_o a_o due_a regard_n of_o their_o carriage_n at_o this_o holy_a sacrament_n that_o so_o a_o visible_a difference_n may_v appear_v in_o their_o behaviour_n at_o this_o and_o at_o the_o take_n of_o their_o common_a food_n lest_o they_o give_v too_o just_a a_o occasion_n unto_o other_o who_o observe_z they_o to_o think_v that_o they_o value_v and_o honour_v the_o one_o no_o more_o than_o the_o other_o and_o which_o be_v worse_o induce_v the_o rude_a sort_n who_o judge_n by_o what_o they_o see_v to_o esteem_v the_o sacrament_n according_o we_o have_v have_v too_o many_o and_o too_o sad_a instance_n of_o this_o indifferency_n in_o several_a place_n where_o sit_v have_v be_v of_o late_a year_n in_o use_n among_o we_o and_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v by_o some_o eye-witness_n that_o in_o holland_n the_o only_a foreign_a church_n in_o a_o manner_n where_o this_o gesture_n be_v practise_v this_o abuse_n be_v too_o too_o frequent_a and_o though_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o inveigh_v against_o by_o the_o minister_n yet_o without_o effect_n so_o powerful_a a_o influence_n have_v this_o custom_n upon_o they_o they_o therefore_o who_o so_o earnest_o plead_v for_o this_o gesture_n may_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v and_o apply_v to_o themselves_o that_o charge_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o they_o so_o frequent_o urge_v against_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil._n 1_o thess_n 5._o 22_o and_o the_o instance_n of_o sit_v at_o meat_n in_o the_o idol_n temple_n whereby_o the_o weak_a and_o ignorant_a be_v by_o degree_n embolden_v to_o eat_v thing_n sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n in_o honour_n of_o those_o idol_n this_o presumptuous_a knowledge_n and_o overfree_a walk_n of_o they_o become_v a_o stumbling-block_n to_o the_o weak_a and_o ignorant_a 1_o cor._n 8._o 9_o 10_o 11._o now_o they_o stumble_v in_o give_v too_o much_o honour_n to_o a_o false_a god_n we_o in_o give_v too_o little_a honour_n to_o the_o true_a that_o ancient_a father_n justin_n martyr_n tell_v we_o what_o value_v the_o primitive_a christian_n put_v upon_o the_o lord_n supper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v we_o do_v not_o receive_v these_o as_o common_a bread_n and_o drink_v but_o as_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n be_v incarnate_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o take_v flesh_n and_o blood_n for_o our_o salvation_n so_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o food_n which_o be_v consecrate_v by_o he_o through_o the_o prayer_n 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3._o the_o primitive_a church_n studious_o avoid_v that_o gesture_n at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o they_o use_v at_o their_o ordinary_a meal_n as_o think_v it_o not_o reverend_a enough_o and_o to_o put_v a_o distinction_n between_o their_o spiritual_a and_o their_o corporal_a repast_n between_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o serve_a themselves_o at_o table_n whence_o that_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n confirm_v many_o year_n after_o and_o revive_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trullo_n whereby_o the_o lie_a upon_o couch_n at_o the_o communion_n and_o the_o love-feast_n which_o accompany_v it_o be_v absolute_o forbid_v in_o the_o church_n because_o that_o be_v the_o ordinary_a supper-posture_n in_o those_o eastern_a country_n tertullian_n indeed_o speak_v of_o the_o love-feast_n which_o follow_v the_o eucharist_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o christian_n of_o his_o time_n use_v a_o supper-posture_n at_o they_o apolog_fw-la cap._n 39_o non_fw-la prius_fw-la discumbitur_fw-la quà m_fw-la oratio_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la
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