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A56184 A moderate, seasonable apology for indulging just Christian liberty to truly tender consciences, conforming to the publike liturgy in not bowing at, or to the name of Jesus, and not kneeling in the act of receiving the Lords Supper, according to His Majesties most gracious declaration to all his loving subjects concerning ecclesiastical affairs ... / by William Prynne, Esquire ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1662 (1662) Wing P4011; ESTC R5505 132,513 174

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of_o the_o lord_n and_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o with_o reference_n to_o this_o day_n the_o lord_n so_o himself_n express_o say_v that_o good_a and_o bad_a shall_v then_o joint_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v &_o call_v he_o lord_n witness_n mat._n 7.21_o 22._o &_o 15.11_o not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v unto_o i_o lord_n lord_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n many_o will_v say_v to_o i_o in_o that_o day_n to_o wit_n the_o day_n of_o judgement_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n etc._n etc._n but_o most_o full_a and_o express_a be_v that_o of_o mat._n 25.35_o to_o 45._o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o his_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o then_o shall_v he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n divide_v 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pater_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la testatur_fw-la dicens_fw-la 87._o hic_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la meus_fw-la dilectissimus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la benè_fw-la sensi_fw-la ipsum_fw-la audite_fw-la quare_fw-la si_fw-la solus_fw-la christus_fw-la audiendus_fw-la es●_n non_fw-la debemus_fw-la attendere_fw-la quid_fw-la alius_fw-la ante_fw-la nos_fw-la faciendum_fw-la putaverit_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la qui_fw-la ante_fw-la omnes_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la prio_fw-la fecerit_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la hominis_fw-la nor_o yet_o ecclesiae_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la sequi_fw-la oportet_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la veritatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o he_o there_o excellent_o prove_v at_o large_a conclude_v quod_fw-la f●_n 8.19_o non_fw-la minima_fw-la de_fw-fr mandatis_fw-la dominicis_fw-la licet_fw-la solvere_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la tam_fw-la magna_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la dominicae_fw-la passionis_fw-la &_o nostrae_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la pertinentia_fw-la f●s_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la infringere_fw-la ●ut_fw-la in_o aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la divini●us_fw-la institutum_fw-la sit_fw-la humana_fw-la traditione_n mutare_fw-la nam_fw-la ●i_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la dominus_fw-la obt●li●_n &_o hoc_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o svi_fw-la comm●morationem_fw-la p●aecepit_fw-la u●ique_fw-la ille_fw-la sacerdos_n vice_fw-la christi_fw-la veer_fw-la f●ngitur_fw-la qui_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la christus_fw-la ●●cit_fw-la imitatur_fw-la &_o
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those_o who_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o upon_o such_o fancy_n ground_n which_o either_o christ_n his_o apostle_n the_o primitive_a church_n christian_n know_v not_o or_o deem_v insufficient_a to_o induce_v they_o to_o change_v fit_v into_o kneel_v at_o the_o lord_n supper_n 3_o if_o the_o objector_n or_o other_o subject_n or_o person_n of_o inferior_a quality_n be_v invite_v to_o sit_v down_o and_o eat_v at_o the_o king_n prince_n lord_n keeper_n lord_n mayor_n or_o any_o other_o great_a man_n table_n at_o dinner_n or_o supper_n it_o will_v be_v repute_v a_o strange_a singularity_n folly_n indecency_n or_o contempt_n not_o reverence_n decency_n or_o good_a manner_n in_o or_o for_o all_o or_o any_o of_o they_o out_o of_o pretend_a modesty_n or_o unworthiness_n to_o kneel_v down_o only_o before_o or_o lie_v prostrate_a under_o their_o table_n but_o not_o to_o sit_v down_o at_o they_o and_o eat_v together_o with_o they_o when_o command_v as_o 34_o all_o ancient_o and_o at_o this_o day_n 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the_o church_n and_o likewise_o licet_fw-la in_o primitiva_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la etc._n etc._n although_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n this_o sacrament_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o faithful_a under_o both_o species_n tamen_fw-la etc._n etc._n yet_o notwithstanding_o to_o avoid_v some_o peril_n and_o scandal_n this_o ●●stom_n be_v introduce_v afterward_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v receive_v by_o those_o who_o consecrate_v under_o both_o species_n and_o by_o layman_n only_o under_o the_o species_n of_o bread_n since_o it_o be_v most_o firm_o believe_v and_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v doubt_v that_o the_o entire_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v true_o contain_v as_o well_o under_o the_o species_n of_o bread_n as_o under_o the_o species_n of_o wine_n wherefore_o see_v this_o custom_n be_v rational_o introduce_v and_o very_o long_o observe_v by_o the_o church_n and_o holy_a father_n it_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v for_o a_o law_n which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o to_o reject_v 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