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to_o be_v perform_v yet_o he_o must_v do_v the_o like_a which_o do_v undeniable_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o christ_n presence_n but_o the_o house_n that_o be_v honour_v with_o this_o religious_a reverence_n which_o will_v yet_o further_o appear_v if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o if_o a_o few_o person_n meet_v together_o to_o ask_v any_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o for_o his_o worship_n the_o promise_a presence_n of_o christ_n be_v there_o no_o less_o than_o in_o the_o public_a church_n yet_o religious_a reverence_n be_v not_o testify_v by_o any_o external_a sign_n in_o that_o private_a place_n as_o in_o the_o other_o therefore_o this_o religious_a honour_n be_v not_o render_v to_o christ_n as_o present_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o his_o people_n but_o to_o the_o altar_n or_o fabric_n of_o the_o
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not_o be_v surprise_v at_o the_o read_n of_o his_o follow_a discourse_n wherewith_o he_o conclude_v this_o section_n upon_o the_o whole_a i_o think_v we_o do_v nothing_o in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o sacred_a action_n as_o to_o bodily_a worship_n but_o what_o be_v warrand_v and_o ground_v on_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o particular_o as_o to_o what_o we_o do_v at_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n ans_fw-fr all_o be_v even_o as_o firm_o warrand_v as_o the_o judicious_a reader_n will_v observe_v by_o the_o author_n argument_n man_n be_v ready_o persuade_v as_o they_o affect_v but_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o the_o reader_n be_v argument_v unto_o kneel_v at_o the_o lord_n table_n by_o any_o thing_n that_o yet_o have_v occur_v sect_n 3._o page_n 127._o and_o first_o as_o to_o your_o principle_n i_o need_v not_o tell_v you_o that_o you_o do_v not_o allow_v bodily_a adoration_n to_o be_v any_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n ans_fw-fr that_o we_o do_v not_o allow_v bodily_a adoration_n be_v a_o know_v injurious_a imputation_n have_v not_o the_o author_n himself_o from_o his_o infancy_n see_v his_o friend_n bow_v their_o knee_n daily_o to_o god_n do_v he_o not_o know_v of_o thousand_o about_o he_o at_o this_o day_n who_o do_v the_o like_a be_v not_o this_o bodily_a adoration_n do_v he_o not_o know_v that_o in_o our_o public_a worship_n our_o people_n common_o stand_v in_o time_n of_o prayer_n and_o be_v exhort_v so_o to_o do_v and_o except_o in_o case_n of_o bodily_a infirmity_n ordinary_o practise_v it_o as_o also_o sign_n of_o external_a reverence_n always_o in_o our_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n and_o when_o we_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n read_v to_o we_o as_o part_v of_o his_o worship_n all_o be_v uncover_v with_o what_o truth_n then_o can_v it_o be_v assert_v we_o do_v not_o allow_v of_o bodily_a worship_n page_n 128._o your_o directory_n do_v not_o only_o leave_v it_o out_o but_o exclude_v it_o by_o require_v all_o to_o enter_v the_o assembly_n and_o to_o take_v their_o seat_n and_o place_n without_o adoration_n or_o bow_v ans_fw-fr though_o the_o word_n of_o the_o directory_n be_v not_o fair_o represent_v yet_o as_o the_o author_n quote_v they_o i_o will_v espouse_v they_o and_o let_v the_o author_n try_v his_o strength_n in_o answer_v my_o argument_n against_o religious_a bow_v to_o any_o place_n or_o fabric_n on_o earth_n ibid_fw-la the_o scripture_n say_v o_o come_v let_v we_o worship_n let_v we_o bow_v down_o let_v we_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n ans_fw-fr who_o deny_v this_o the_o author_n can_v instance_n none_o of_o our_o persuasion_n who_o do_v not_o practice_v kneel_v before_o god_n if_o some_o physical_a impediment_n do_v not_o obstruct_v it_o 2_o the_o command_n let_v we_o worship_n and_o bow_n be_v not_o when_o we_o come_v first_o to_o the_o wall_n of_o a_o house_n but_o when_o we_o engage_v in_o act_n of_o worship_n then_o either_o to_o kneel_v or_o stand_v as_o conveniency_n 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