reason_n and_o integrity_n the_o three_o rule_n shall_v be_v none_o but_o his_o own_o which_o in_o reason_n he_o can_v for_o shame_n deny_v and_o the_o compass_n shall_v be_v his_o own_o metropolitan_n which_o by_o all_o prelatical_a law_n and_o his_o own_o oath_n at_o his_o consecration_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v within_o and_o to_o obey_v the_o rule_n be_v these_o i_o that_o which_o be_v in_o write_v before_o our_o eye_n be_v no_o more_o by_o a_o disputant_n indeed_o to_o be_v wriggle_v and_o wrest_v but_o to_o be_v take_v as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o holy_a tab._n pag._n 2_o ii_o that_o word_n shall_v be_v take_v sensu_fw-la currenti_fw-la for_o use_n and_o custom_n be_v the_o best_a expositor_n both_o of_o law_n and_o word_n if_o of_o all_o law_n and_o word_n than_o most_o of_o all_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 54._o iii_o that_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o quillet_n and_o distinction_n that_o may_v bring_v we_o back_o again_o to_o the_o old_a 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writer_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v both_o one_o person_n and_o that_o one_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o preface_n lincoln_n tenet_n i_o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v both_o approve_v in_o the_o vicar_n and_o imitate_v in_o his_o own_o practice_n the_o form_n and_o ceremony_n of_o chapel_n and_o cathedral_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 182._o ii_o that_o the_o writer_n conceive_v the_o communion_n table_n to_o stand_v altar_n wise_a â—_z in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o altar_n stand_v to_o be_v the_o most_o decent_a situation_n when_o it_o be_v not_o use_v and_o for_o use_v too_o where_o the_o choir_n be_v mount_v up_o by_o step_n and_o open_a so_o as_o he_o that_o officiate_v may_v be_v see_v and_o hear_v of_o all_o the_o congregation_n holy_a tab._n p._n 14.98_o iii_o that_o it_o be_v well_o do_v that_o the_o vicar_n of_o grantham_n do_v precedent_n himself_o with_o the_o form_n in_o be_v majesty_n chapel_n and_o the_o quire_n of_o cathedral_n church_n these_o thing_n i_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v myself_o allow_v and_o practise_v holy_a tab._n pag._n 13._o iv._o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n say_v clear_o he_o like_v that_o fashion_n of_o altarwise_a situation_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n he_o allow_v it_o and_o so_o use_v it_o himself_o ho_o tab._n pag._n 98.20_o lincoln_n own_o rule_n that_o every_o word_n have_v that_o operation_n in_o construction_n of_o law_n that_o we_o may_v draw_v our_o argument_n from_o the_o word_n as_o from_o so_o many_o topic_n place_n holy_a table_n pag._n 75._o consideration_n upon_o the_o tenet_n worthy_a to_o be_v regard_v upon_o the_o four_o first_o tenet_n i_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o his_o own_o authority_n over_o the_o vicar_n who_o presume_v to_o alter_v the_o table_n without_o his_o leave_n and_o his_o own_o cause_n and_o credit_n against_o heylin_n who_o provoke_v he_o in_o print_n that_o the_o bishop_n maintain_v rather_o than_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n or_o his_o church_n or_o true_a religion_n whereas_o he_o not_o only_o show_v himself_o as_o bad_a as_o they_o both_o in_o judgement_n and_o practice_n but_o also_o yield_v base_o more_o than_o they_o dare_v require_v and_o so_o rather_o betray_v than_o defend_v the_o cause_n v._o that_o the_o vicar_n of_o grantham_n observe_v as_o he_o say_v that_o the_o table_n in_o his_o lordship_n the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n private_a chapel_n to_o be_v so_o altarwise_o place_v and_o furnish_v with_o plate_n and_o ornament_n above_o any_o he_o ever_o have_v see_v in_o this_o kingdom_n the_o chapel_n royal_a only_o except_v holy_a table_n pag._n 12._o consid._n 1._o whether_o other_o bishop_n can_v just_o be_v tax_v with_o innovation_n and_o be_v spare_v whereas_o it_o appear_v that_o be_v exceed_v they_o all_o vi_o that_o to_o call_v the_o table_n altar_n in_o a_o metaphorical_a and_o improper_a sense_n you_o know_v the_o letter_n do_v everywhere_o allow_v holy_a table_n pag._n 141._o consid._n 1._o wâ—â—ther_o heylin_n can_v desire_v any_o more_o but_o to_o call_v it_o so_o common_o though_o metaphorical_o whereby_o the_o people_n not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v it_o by_o custom_n will_v take_v it_o proper_o vii_o that_o the_o writer_n will_v not_o have_v blame_v the_o vicar_n if_o he_o have_v in_o a_o quotation_n from_o the_o father_n or_o a_o discourse_n in_o the_o pulpit_n name_v it_o a_o altar_n in_o a_o borrow_a sense_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 75._o consid._n 1._o whether_o bishop_n williams_n dislike_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o doctor_n and_o vicar_n but_o only_o their_o want_n of_o skill_n to_o excuse_v their_o word_n by_o say_v they_o mean_v it_o metaphorical_o whereas_o he_o allow_v they_o more_o than_o they_o dare_v desire_v the_o pulpit_n where_o the_o people_n expect_v they_o to_o speak_v true_o plain_o and_o proper_o 2._o whether_o he_o defend_v the_o true_a doctrine_n who_o afford_v they_o the_o pulpit_n or_o rather_o his_o own_o authority_n viii_o that_o throughout_o all_o the_o diocese_n i_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o book_n live_v in_o which_o be_v lincoln_n be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v whether_o the_o epistoler_n like_o it_o or_o no_o rail_n and_o barricado_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 136._o consid._n 1._o whether_o the_o bishop_n do_v either_o dislike_n or_o seek_v to_o reform_v it_o whereas_o his_o own_o practice_n and_o example_n go_v beyond_o all_o other_o ix._o that_o the_o coal_n i_o doctor_n heylin_n do_v fain_o a_o tenet_n to_o be_v maintain_v which_o be_v oppose_v in_o all_o the_o letter_n that_o the_o communion_n table_n shall_v not_o stand_v or_o be_v place_v towards_o the_o east_n whereas_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v but_o too_o much_o for_o it_o not_o allow_v the_o ordinary_a exception_n of_o bellarmine_n suarez_n or_o walafridus_n strabo_n before_o they_o that_o it_o may_v be_v otherwise_o when_o the_o conveniency_n of_o the_o building_n do_v require_v it_o ho_o tab._n pab_n 230._o consid._n 1._o whether_o he_o be_v not_o more_o superstitious_a than_o heylin_n whereas_o he_o confess_v himself_o to_o exceed_v the_o archpapist_n themselves_o x._o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n have_v he_o any_o ground_n give_v he_o by_o his_o majesty_n law_n to_o turn_v he_o about_o seem_v unto_o i_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n full_o as_o forward_o and_o far_o more_o able_a to_o defend_v old_a ceremony_n than_o you_o doctor_n heylin_n be_v holy_a table_n pag._n 46._o consid._n 1._o whether_o do_v he_o not_o confess_v his_o heart_n to_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o heylins_n and_o to_o desire_v to_o exceed_v he_o if_o he_o dare_v for_o the_o law_n xi_o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v cite_v and_o approve_v the_o appellation_n of_o second_o service_n ho_o tab._n pag._n 3._o consid._n 1._o whether_o that_o appellation_n of_o second_o service_n be_v orthodox_a and_o consonant_a to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o mass-book_n xii_o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v commend_v allow_v and_o practise_v bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n holy_a table_n pag._n 2.13.00_o xiii_o that_o a_o accustom_a lowly_a reverence_n to_o this_o bless_a name_n we_o receive_v from_o all_o antiquity_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n and_o injunction_n and_o good_a reason_n we_o shall_v entail_v it_o on_o our_o posterity_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 101._o consid._n 1._o whether_o that_o bow_v be_v orthodox_a and_o ground_v upon_o scripture_n whereas_o doctor_n fulke_n a_o orthodox_a writer_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o command_v nor_o prophesy_v in_o phil._n 2.10_o and_o what_o scripture_n do_v prove_v it_o 2._o whether_o that_o antiquity_n be_v any_o elder_a than_o the_o papacy_n 3._o whether_o by_o
holy_a table_n pag._n 79._o consid._n 1._o whether_o the_o ancient_n be_v not_o as_o far_o from_o make_v a_o bishop_n a_o stickler_n in_o parliament_n 2._o whether_o beside_o the_o bare_a name_n of_o priest_n they_o have_v not_o likewise_o the_o name_n office_n and_o power_n of_o deacon_n and_o so_o have_v all_o the_o power_n that_o bishop_n williams_n for_o want_n of_o good_a memory_n deny_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o give_v to_o the_o deacon_n 3._o whether_o the_o priest_n make_v deacon_n and_o deacon_n make_v priest_n and_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o a_o brave_a riddle_n indeed_o like_o mater_fw-la me_fw-la genuit_fw-la quae_fw-la eadem_fw-la mox_fw-la gignitur_fw-la ex_fw-la me_fw-la xlix_o that_o in_o old_a time_n as_o one_o observe_v they_o be_v not_o bear_v but_o make_v christian_n make_v by_o long_a and_o wearisome_a step_n and_o degree_n and_o force_v to_o creep_v on_o with_o time_n and_o leisure_n to_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 117._o consid._n 1._o whether_o this_o old_a time_n be_v so_o old_a as_o the_o apostle_n time_n when_o there_o be_v convert_v and_o baptise_v three_o thousand_o on_o a_o day_n rather_o for_o their_o faith_n than_o for_o their_o long_a step_n and_o time_n 2._o whether_o christian_n be_v make_v by_o long_a step_n and_o wearisome_a rather_o than_o by_o their_o new_a birth_n and_o faith_n 3._o whether_o unbeliever_n may_v not_o by_o time_n and_o leisure_n come_v to_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o true_a believer_n be_v keep_v out_o for_o a_o long_a time_n 4._o whether_o this_o do_v not_o savour_v of_o anabaptism_n l._n that_o the_o child_n of_o this_o church_n be_v those_o in_o the_o writer_n stile_n that_o will_v give_v ear_n to_o the_o voye_n and_o canon_n of_o this_o church_n the_o child_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n be_v such_o as_o obey_v the_o wholesome_a law_n and_o reglement_n of_o this_o state_n and_o kingdom_n but_o base_a sycophant_n that_o slight_v the_o canon_n of_o their_o bishop_n and_o 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table-altar_n upon_o pretence_n of_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o time_n and_o run_v before_o the_o declaration_n of_o your_o prince_n and_o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n holy_a table_n p._n 188._o consid_fw-la 1._o whether_o do_v the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n disapprove_v of_o people_n forwardness_n to_o take_v down_o altar_n in_o king_n edward_n time_n or_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n approve_v of_o the_o arminian_n stickle_a for_o table_n altar_n for_o one_o it_o must_v needs_o imply_v 2._o whether_o do_v bishop_n williams_n expect_v or_o advise_v a_o declaration_n of_o the_o king_n and_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n for_o such_o purpose_n 3._o whether_o do_v not_o bish._n williams_n in_o three_o several_a place_n viz._n tenet_fw-la 34.35_o and_o in_o this_o 51._o lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o the_o new_a canon_n of_o the_o last_o convocation_n general_n note_n 1._o how_o well_o he_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o religion_n now_o let_v any_o 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heylin_n desire_v the_o table_n may_v stand_v eastward_o the_o papist_n say_v if_o the_o building_n permit_v but_o lincoln_n say_v yea_o though_o it_o will_v not_o he_o allow_v not_o bellarmine_n exception_n h._n table_n p._n 230._o or_o tenet_fw-la 9_o the_o vicar_n will_v call_v it_o a_o altar_n to_o his_o parishioner_n in_o his_o ordinary_a talk_n the_o bishop_n deny_v not_o but_o that_o the_o name_n have_v be_v long_o metaphorical_o in_o the_o church_n and_o so_o he_o will_v not_o blame_v the_o vicar_n to_o call_v it_o not_o only_o frequent_a in_o his_o talk_n but_o even_o in_o the_o pulpit_n holy_a table_n p._n 75._o or_o tenet_fw-la 7._o heylin_n can_v ascend_v to_o discourse_n of_o the_o altar_n without_o bow_v lincoln_n say_v let_v he_o bow_v as_o often_o as_o he_o please_v so_o he_o do_v it_o to_o this_o bless_a name_n etc._n etc._n nay_o more_o let_v the_o very_a woman_n that_o refuse_v to_o bow_v be_v as_o donatist_n thrust_v out_o of_o the_o calendar_n of_o this_o church_n child_n etc._n etc._n nay_o more_o yet_o their_o bow_n shall_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n except_o they_o make_v a_o lowly_a courtesy_n nay_o more_o than_o all_o this_o i_o hope_v he_o will_v have_v cringe_v enough_o at_o last_o such_o a_o lowly_a courtesy_n as_o have_v be_v accustom_v holy_a table_n p._n 99.100_o and_o tenet_fw-la 16._o the_o vicar_n will_v bow_v to_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n haul_v table_n pag._n 13._o lincoln_n will_v not_o only_o practice_n bow_v himself_o but_o also_o entail_v it_o upon_o our_o posterity_n tenet_n 13._o holy_a table_n p._n 101._o the_o vicar_n and_o heylin_n will_v fain_o use_v the_o appellation_n of_o second_o service_n yea_o that_o you_o may_v say_v lincoln_n and_o justify_v it_o too_o by_o regal_a authority_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o fast._n 1._o of_o the_o king_n holy_a table_n pag._n 15._o ten_o 11._o heylin_n believe_v that_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o statute_n 1._o elizab._n c._n 2._o the_o king_n majesty_n may_v command_v the_o table_n 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