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A69491
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Gestus Eucharisticvs, or, A discourse concerning the gesture at the receiving of the Holy Eucharist or Sacrament of the Lords Supper by George Ashwell ...
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Ashwell, George, 1612-1695.
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Wing A3998; ESTC R16232
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adoration_n which_o sure_o no_o sober_a man_n can_v think_v to_o be_v sit_v until_o the_o whole_a be_v end_v worship_v god_n without_o any_o interruption_n in_o prayer_n supplication_n intercession_n and_o thanksgiving_n partake_v of_o the_o holy_a supper_n offer_v and_o devote_v themselves_o to_o god_n so_o he_o epist_n 59_o ad_fw-la qu._n 5._o and_o long_o before_o he_o his_o countryman_n tertullian_n speak_v more_o home_n and_o particular_o to_o this_o purpose_n de_fw-fr orat._n c._n 12._o where_o he_o reprehend_v the_o irregular_a carriage_n of_o some_o in_o his_o church_n who_o sit_v after_o part_n of_o those_o prayer_n be_v end_v well_fw-mi propterea_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la reprehendi_fw-la meretur_fw-la quod_fw-la apud_fw-la idola_fw-la celebratur_fw-la eo_fw-la apponitur_fw-la irreverentiae_fw-la crimen_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsis_fw-la nationibus_fw-la siquid_fw-la saperent_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la siquidem_fw-la irreverens_fw-la est_fw-la assidere_fw-la sub_fw-la conspectu_fw-la 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st._n austin_n i_o be_o sure_a who_o be_v one_o of_o their_o prime_a witness_n dare_v not_o be_v so_o confident_a but_o modest_o tell_v we_o ut_fw-la autem_fw-la stantes_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la diebus_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la dominicis_fw-la oremus_fw-la utrum_fw-la ubique_fw-la servetur_fw-la ignoro_fw-la that_o be_v whether_o this_o custom_n of_o stand_v between_o easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n and_o on_o every_o lord_n day_n be_v every_o where_o observe_v i_o can_v tell_v epist_n 119._o c._n 17._o i_o shall_v endeavour_v therefore_o to_o lay_v down_o the_o truth_n in_o this_o particular_a as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v out_o of_o the_o best_a author_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o and_o then_o i_o shall_v show_v how_o this_o ancient_a custom_n of_o stand_v at_o divine_a service_n do_v by_o no_o mean_n prejudice_v the_o practice_n of_o our_o church_n at_o this_o day_n which_o be_v to_o kneel_v at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o communion_n my_o proposition_n shall_v be_v four_o prop._n i._n the_o 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militares_fw-la the_o stand_n of_o soldier_n on_o the_o watch_n or_o guard_n when_o the_o enemy_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o ready_a to_o assault_v they_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o when_o they_o keep_v those_o station_n or_o watch_n they_o fast_v all_o the_o while_n si_fw-mi statio_fw-la de_fw-la militari_fw-la exemplo_fw-la nomen_fw-la accipit_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o militia_n dei_fw-la sumus_fw-la utique_fw-la nulla_fw-la laetitia_fw-la sive_fw-la tristitia_fw-la obveniens_fw-la castris_fw-la stationes_fw-la militum_fw-la rescindit_fw-la nam_fw-la laetitia_fw-la libentius_fw-la tristitia_fw-la solicitius_fw-la administrabit_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr orat._n cap._n 14._o that_o be_v if_o our_o christian_a station_n or_o fast_n take_v their_o name_n from_o the_o army-pattern_n for_o we_o be_v god_n militia_n sure_a neither_o joyful_a nor_o sad_a accident_n which_o befall_v the_o camp_n take_v the_o soldier_n off_o from_o their_o constant_a watch_n for_o military_a discipline_n be_v observe_v more_o cheerful_o by_o the_o joyful_a more_o careful_o by_o the_o sad_a a_o little_a before_o he_o have_v these_o word_n concern_v the_o same_o subject_a