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it_o will_v not_o displease_v our_o reader_n to_o see_v each_o party_n act_n his_o own_o part_n first_o nazianzens_n testimony_n be_v this_o super_fw-la altar_n coli_fw-la christum_fw-la christ_n be_v adore_v upon_o the_o altar_n whence_o the_o papist_n collect_v that_o man_n must_v adore_v with_o divine_a worship_n the_o sacrament_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o altar_n second_o p._n martyr_n answer_v coli_n quidem_fw-la christum_fw-la sed_fw-la coli_fw-la in_o symbolo_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o symbolo_fw-la significatur_fw-la that_o be_v christ_n be_v worship_v in_o the_o sign_n be_v he_o be_v signify_v thereby_o three_o bâ—llarmine_n reply_v then_o say_v he_o may_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o sign_n and_o to_o adore_v christ_n there_o although_o absent_a from_o thence_o &_o consequen_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v the_o eucharist_n and_o image_n of_o christ_n neither_o be_v this_o idolatry_n as_o protestant_n exclaim_v four_o hence_o our_o 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confutation_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n prove_v both_o that_o a_o reverence_n be_v due_a at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n and_o that_o the_o reverence_n by_o kneel_v have_v not_o affinity_n with_o romish_a idolatry_n first_o by_o reason_n and_o the_o ground_n thereof_o as_o difference_n of_o colour_n be_v best_a discern_v when_o they_o be_v compare_v together_o so_o may_v we_o most_o easy_o distinguish_v the_o diverse_a opinion_n both_o of_o our_o protestant_n from_o papist_n and_o of_o papist_n among_o themselves_o concern_v relative_n or_o respective_a worship_n by_o only_o relate_v of_o their_o different_a object_n especial_o in_o these_o term_n concern_v reverence_n we_o shall_v therefore_o first_o discover_v the_o error_n of_o popery_n herein_o and_o so_o will_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o reverence_n be_v better_a discern_v sect_n xxx_o our_o first_o ground_n of_o confutation_n be_v by_o discover_v of_o the_o romish_a superstition_n in_o her_o manner_n of_o 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it_o be_v to_o be_v change_v our_o answer_n here_o be_v almost_o tot_fw-la media_fw-la quot_fw-la verba_fw-la and_o therefore_o you_o be_v to_o be_v entreat_v to_o resolve_v your_o confuse_a prosyllogisme_n into_o several_a part_n for_o our_o more_o plain_a and_o expedite_a course_n in_o this_o our_o dispute_n begin_v at_o the_o first_o point_n by_o example_n sect_n iii_o their_o first_o instance_n in_o the_o example_n of_o christ._n we_o be_v to_o imitate_v christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n 57_o but_o christ_n do_v minister_v it_o sit_v at_o table_n and_o be_v it_o not_o wicked_a say_v one_o not_o to_o imitate_v his_o do_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n well_o our_o answer_n christ_n doubtless_o do_v all_o thing_n well_o but_o you_o do_v not_o well_o by_o abuse_v the_o example_n of_o christ_n to_o prove_v a_o necessity_n of_o the_o imitation_n thereof_o this_o i_o make_v bold_a to_o affirm_v and_o i_o hope_v not_o without_o good_a ground_n first_o by_o reason_n sect_n four_o our_o first_o reason_n for_o confutation_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n former_a assertion_n when_o we_o come_v to_o inquire_v the_o strict_a manner_n of_o christ_n his_o gesture_n out_o of_o the_o evangelist_n 26.20_o we_o hear_v s._n matthew_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o s._n mark_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v as_o calvin_n and_o beza_n render_v it_o discumbentibus_fw-la illis_fw-la 14.18_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v sit_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v be_v as_o well_o lie_v down_o and_o the_o evangelist_n s_o john_n concern_v christ_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13.12_o that_o be_v he_o fall_v down_o or_o if_o you_o will_v lay_v himself_o down_o as_o the_o same_o evangelist_n use_v the_o first_o word_n say_v concern_v s._n john_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rituaalis_fw-la recumbens_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la lie_v upon_o christ_n his_o 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reason_n of_o confute_v the_o nonconformist_n this_o may_v be_v take_v à _fw-la paribus_fw-la that_o be_v from_o diverse_a other_o like_a circumstance_n of_o christ_n his_o practice_n wherein_o the_o nonconformist_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v challenge_v any_o right_n of_o imitation_n this_o case_n will_v be_v evident_a if_o we_o shall_v consult_v with_o the_o evangelicall_a story_n concern_v christ_n his_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n where_o we_o observe_v relate_v unto_o we_o both_o the_o example_n and_o precept_n of_o christ_n the_o example_n be_v show_v in_o his_o preparation_n for_o this_o communion_n his_o precept_n be_v specify_v in_o the_o act_n of_o administration_n concern_v his_o example_n of_o preparation_n these_o diverse_a circumstance_n appear_v the_o first_o be_v of_o the_o person_n who_o be_v twelve_o or_o if_o you_o will_v but_o eleven_o disciple_n the_o second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o sex_n only_a man_n the_o three_o be_v of_o place_n in_o a_o 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