DEMONSTRATIVE
REASONS
AGAINST
conformity
to
kneeling
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Lords
Supper
.
HAVE
you
not
read
in
the
Scripture
,
The
stone
which
the
Builders
refused
,
is
become
the
head
of
the
corner
?
And
must
a
Table-gesture
,
which
Christ
himselfe
,
and
all
his
Apostles
in
the
first
institution
used
,
as
the
very
sole
foundation
for
all
future
ages
to
build
upon
,
bee
therefore
now
reiected
,
and
another
conformed
unto
(
as
farre
more
seemly
and
significant
)
because
it
pleases
learned
and
wise
men
of
speciall
note
and
eminencie
in
the
Church
(
by
profession
and
reputation
even
chiefe
pillars
and
arch-builders
)
to
lay
that
imputation
upon
it
,
&
so
by
their
canons
to
conclude
and
determine
against
it
?
I
beseech
you
rather
to
to
consider
,
whether
this
disgracefull
foundation
thus
openly
laid
upon
the
divine
doctrine
of
the
holy
ceremony
,
presage
not
(
though
they
pretend
the
contrary
)
some
evill
intendment
closely
to
depraue
and
corrupt
by
degrees
the
very
heavenly
substance
.
Looke
to
their
positions
,
obserue
their
discourses
,
compare
their
pretences
and
practises
together
,
and
so
proceed
to
sentence
.
May
any
thing
appropriated
to
religious
use
in
the
publick
worship
of
God
,
be
prophane
or
carnall
?
And
are
not
the
best
devised
devotions
of
the
holiest
and
devoutest
persons
that
ever
were
,
or
ever
possibly
can
be
,
of
this
very
nature
?
yea
,
doth
not
the
Scripture
usually
set
in
direct
opposition
unto
God
himselfe
,
whatsoever
being
essentially
necessary
in
his
worship
(
as
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
is
)
which
is
not
ordained
by
God
,
or
warranted
by
his
word
?
stiling
them
with
the
titles
of
Novelty
&
Innovation
,
or
devises
,
imaginations
of
their
own
hearts
,
new
gods
,
strange
or
other
gods
,
&c.
not
that
ever
thereby
(
in
the
Church
especially
)
any
other
Deitie
was
once
imagined
,
or
any
foundation
concerning
the
doctrine
of
the
blessed
Trinity
,
shaken
or
controverted
:
but
,
though
they
held
the
doctrine
of
the
inward
substance
sound
,
as
Ieroboam
did
,
yet
in
the
outward
actions
and
ceremonies
of
his
worship
,
or
outward
manner
of
his
service
they
erred
,
not
onely
from
the
particuler
directions
of
the
ceremoniall
law
,
but
from
the
generall
scope
of
the
second
commandement
,
viz.
to
serue
God
onely
as
hee
requires
in
his
word
.
Gods
worship
is
either
inward
or
outward
:
that
concernes
the
soule
and
is
contained
in
the
first
commandement
:
this
pertaines
to
the
bodily
exercises
,
and
is
taught
in
the
doctrines
appertaining
to
the
second
commandement
,
forbidding
all
other
not
required
therein
;
not
that
these
may
bee
separated
,
though
distinguished
:
for
as
soule
and
body
make
an
entire
person
,
so
do
these
two
make
an
entire
worship
,
and
neither
of
them
can
in
this
world
be
performed
alone
:
for
as
the
inward
is
the
life
and
soule
of
the
outward
,
so
the
outward
is
the
instrument
of
the
soule
to
expresse
the
inward
;
yea
both
these
without
those
affections
of
the
third
commandement
,
even
holines
to
the
Lord
,
are
in
vaine
;
and
all
three
(
if
possibly
that
can
be
)
without
a
conscionable
observation
of
the
Sabboth
,
are
abhominable
.
Now
as
all
the
inward
graces
of
the
first
commandement
,
are
the
meere
and
free
gifts
of
God
,
and
not
at
a
mans
command
:
so
all
things
essentially
necessary
in
his
outward
worship
(
as
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Sacrament
is
)
are
Gods
instruments
for
the
edification
of
his
Church
,
even
his
conduits
to
convey
those
inward
graces
by
:
which
supernaturall
vertue
,
or
divine
property
they
cannot
possibly
haue
from
the
canons
or
precepts
of
men
(
though
all
the
Christian
world
ioyne
together
therein
)
but
onely
from
the
free
will
of
God
in
making
choyce
of
them
,
and
so
appointing
and
ordaining
them
to
such
holy
ends
and
purposes
.
As
therefore
nothing
ought
to
bee
conformed
unto
in
his
outward
worship
,
but
what
is
for
edification
:
so
nothing
can
possibly
be
for
edification
in
any
degree
or
respect
,
but
what
the
Lord
himselfe
hath
appointed
for
that
use
and
purpose
.
Either
then
kneeling
for
matter
and
manner
as
it
is
urged
,
is
for
edification
(
as
indeed
is
pretended
)
or
else
it
may
not
bee
conformed
unto
:
but
for
edification
it
cannot
be
,
unlesse
God
haue
commanded
it
;
and
therfore
either
proue
by
the
word
,
that
God
hath
commanded
it
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
or
else
(
though
he
haue
commanded
it
in
other
parts
of
his
worship
,
and
though
you
say
it
is
not
forbidden
in
this
)
it
is
a
humane
device
(
which
never
edifies
but
destroyes
)
and
therefore
of
absolute
necessity
to
conforme
thereto
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
L.
Supper
,
is
sin
.
The
Iewes
filled
the
outward
worship
of
God
with
actions
,
and
ceremonies
deuised
by
them selves
or
by
some
other
bordring
people
whose
affinity
they
desired
and
whose
conuersion
they
perhapps
intended
not
hauing
the
least
thought
of
setting
vp
another
God
;
or
of
declining
from
the
true
God
,
but
to
stirre
vp
them selues
with
greater
zeal
and
deuotion
to
serve
the
Lord
their
God
and
to
draw
others
also
to
ioyne
therein
with
them
.
Yet
,
did
not
this
turne
still
to
theire
confusion
&
many
times
to
the
ouerthrow
of
their
state
?
The
Papists
with
the
same
consideration
haue
ordained
new
sacraments
,
&
others
in
like
humane
boldnes
ordain
new
sacramentals
or
ceremonies
in
the
administration
of
the
true
sacraments
,
you
refuse
conformity
to
theirs
,
iustly
as
you
speake
because
they
are
additions
to
the
word
,
and
may
wee
conforme
to
yours
without
good
warrant
from
the
word
?
you
Conclude
against
them
that
of
necessitie
the
word
must
come
to
the
elements
,
to
prooue
and
make
it
plaine
that
God
hath
ordained
these
verie
visible
signs
to
be
his
instruments
of
grace
for
the
edification
of
his
Church
,
or
els
(
though
they
haue
all
the
devoutest
significations
that
man
can
deuise
)
there
can
be
no
sacrament
,
and
haue
your
ceremoniall
signes
such
a
supreame
prerogatiue
as
without
direct
warrant
from
the
word
they
ought
ipso
facto
to
be
conformed
vnto
?
Indeed
if
a
Reall
presence
(
which
in
the
scriptures
sence
we
acknowledg
)
had
destroyed
the
nature
as
it
changeth
the
vse
,
of
the
elements
then
the
breaden
gesture
,
or
the
gesture
of
kneeling
vsed
to
the
breaden
god
,
had
beene
an
vnavoidable
consequence
.
God
is
the
God
of
the
order
,
as
well
as
of
the
substance
of
his
worship
,
yea
the
verie
outward
order
is
a
speciall
parte
of
the
substance
of
his
outward
worship
,
and
a
principall
parte
of
the
proper
subiect
of
the
second
Commandement
,
which
honor
of
ordaining
&
ordering
his
owne
ceremonies
in
his
own
worship
he
neuer
committed
to
Angell
prophet
or
Apostle
,
but
laid
the
gouernment
thereof
only
vpon
Christ
,
and
will
not
giue
it
to
any
other
.
Now
Christs
gouernment
for
order
in
the
act
of
receving
,
we
see
to
be
a
table
gesture
dare
we
then
forsake
this
and
conforme
to
your
order
of
kneeling
without
any
warrant
from
the
word
of
Christ
,
no
not
so
much
as
from
an
Angel
,
a
prophet
,
or
an
Apostle
,
or
Apostolicall
Churches
?
In
the
Institution
,
the
Ceremonies
of
the
sacrament
had
the
same
warrant
from
Christ
that
the
signes
had
.
If
then
it
be
an
infallible
marke
of
Antichrist
to
take
away
or
alter
the
Elementall
signes
,
in
which
spiritually
Christ
is
Really
exhibited
;
how
can
you
Iustifie
the
alteration
of
the
ceremoniall
signe
by
which
euery
faithfull
beleeuer
doth
really
receaue
him
;
are
not
both
these
signs
together
sacramentally
vnited
,
to
be
those
verie
visible
&
grauen
Images
,
or
most
liuely
and
reall
representions
,
whereby
as
by
his
selected
and
predestinated
instruments
;
God
the
father
doth
giue
Iesus
Christ
his
son
,
&
all
his
graces
to
his
children
according
to
the
measure
of
euery
man
,
by
the
effectual
working
of
the
holy
ghost
;
yea
,
are
not
these
together
(
for
without
both
nothing
can
be
effected
)
I
meane
the
elementall
and
ceremonial
signes
,
by
Gods
owne
ordinance
efficient
(
instrumentally
)
to
exhibit
and
receaue
whole
Christ
and
all
his
benefits
?
and
yet
will
you
(
O
what
will
not
the
Rebellious
will
of
man
presume
to
do
?
)
against
his
direct
Commandement
make
vnto
your selues
other
Images
and
alter
these
?
Hereto
you
reply
and
say
they
are
but
ceremonies
;
and
thereto
say
I
no
more
was
the
calf
in
Horeb
or
those
in
Dan
and
Bethel
:
yea
these
are
Christs
Ceremonies
,
and
the
very
Ark
or
Cherubims
were
no
more
.
These
are
not
therefore
Idle
,
or
for
state
and
ornament
,
or
vpon
any
respect
or
consideration
to
be
varîed
,
but
purposely
ordained
and
in
the
most
absolute
perfection
of
the
divine
wisdome
in
the
verie
institution
,
for
the
help
and
strengthening
of
our
weak
faith
,
vsed
and
established
:
being
therefore
by
Christ
vnited
,
and
Ioyned
with
the
word
to
make
a
perfect
sacrament
and
a
compleat
maner
of
pertaking
spiritual
food
,
how
may
they
by
any
humane
authority
ever
bee
altred
?
doth
not
such
a
graunt
strike
mainly
and
fundamentally
at
the
authority
of
the
second
Commandement
?
yea
is
it
not
high
presumption
when
the
Lord
offers
this
heavenly
food
,
not
by
peeces
but
in
fullnes
,
neither
seuering
his
graces
from
the
substance
,
nor
the
substance
from
the
graces
,
but
even
whole
Christ
and
all
his
merits
,
for
us
to
alter
not
the
placing
or
order
onely
,
which
himselfe
used
(
and
therefore
being
never
repealed
,
thereby
established
)
which
yet
were
a
fault
foule
enough
;
but
the
very
dishes
or
ceremonies
themselues
,
wherein
this
spirituall
food
is
prepared
,
tendred
and
received
as
some
in
restraining
the
cup
,
others
in
altering
the
very
elements
,
and
you
in
altering
the
gesture
(
for
so
much
doth
conformity
professe
)
wherewith
it
is
received
?
As
therefore
no
one
part
of
Christ
wrought
our
salvation
,
but
whole
Christ
,
and
as
where
there
is
no
more
but
the
body
and
bloud
of
Christ
received
(
if
that
possibly
could
be
,
yea
though
really
)
there
is
no
Christ
received
,
because
it
is
the
spirit
or
divine
grace
that
quickneth
unto
eternall
life
;
and
therefore
the
true
receiving
must
be
spirituall
and
of
whole
Christ
,
God
and
man
,
or
else
no
benefit
is
received
:
even
so
the
visible
instruments
(
corporall
substances
or
bodily
exercises
)
which
in
the
institution
our
Lord
united
for
the
exhibiting
and
receiving
this
spirituall
food
,
may
not
be
separated
,
omitted
,
altered
,
or
displaced
.
Seeing
then
the
Lord
himselfe
for
the
effecting
of
this
divine
and
spirituall
worke
,
hath
ioyned
them
together
,
is
it
not
high
presumption
I
say
,
to
alter
them
,
or
put
them
asunder
:
True
it
is
,
that
the
spirituall
eye
,
hand
,
and
mouth
,
onely
seeth
,
receiveth
,
and
pertaketh
this
heavenly
food
,
and
I
dare
appeale
to
any
who
haue
this
eye
to
bee
iudge
in
this
case
,
even
which
gesture
is
most
decent
and
seemly
,
that
which
out
blessed
Lord
and
Saviour
in
the
institution
of
the
Sacrament
made
choyce
of
,
as
the
very
best
of
all
other
whatsoever
(
for
I
hope
you
will
not
deny
but
that
if
he
had
known
a
better
,
I
mean
would
he
ever
haue
had
his
Churches
to
haue
a
better
opinion
of
any
other
as
more
decent
,
or
in
any
respect
more
useful
or
as
fit
,
he
would
either
then
haue
chosen
it
,
for
some
of
his
disciples
to
haue
used
,
or
else
left
warrant
in
the
word
for
our
conformity
thereto
)
or
whether
that
gesture
in
case
of
deprivation
be
rather
to
be
conformed
unto
(
for
so
much
you
inferre
notwithstanding
your
distinctions
of
unwillingnesse
,
and
I
know
not
what
)
which
many
hundred
yeares
after
was
devised
by
Antichrist
:
were
his
doctrines
,
doctrines
of
Divels
because
they
were
of
his
owne
devising
,
and
are
not
his
ceremonies
of
the
same
disposition
?
And
yet
must
we
conforme
unto
them
,
or
by
your
own
confession
,
to
the
likenesse
of
them
?
Is
there
no
transgression
in
this
,
haue
we
no
precept
for
things
of
good
report
?
Doth
no
commandement
forbid
all
appearance
of
evill
,
yea
the
use
of
any
thing
(
not
being
commanded
by
God
,
for
then
the
abuse
indeed
is
onely
to
bee
taken
away
)
which
hath
been
an
instrument
of
Idolatry
?
This
Sacrament
was
ordained
,
not
to
nourish
to
a
carnall
or
temporall
life
,
but
to
a
holy
and
spirituall
,
that
so
in
all
the
occasions
and
occurrences
of
this
world
,
we
might
liue
by
faith
,
and
be
made
able
more
and
more
to
bring
forth
the
fruits
thereof
,
it
must
of
necessity
therefore
follow
,
that
this
ceremonial
signe
or
gesture
,
or
any
thing
essentially
necessary
in
the
act
of
receiving
this
holy
nourishment
,
may
not
be
carnall
,
or
of
humane
devising
,
but
holy
and
spirituall
,
not
onely
in
the
intention
of
the
party
(
for
so
was
theirs
to
the
Calfe
)
but
of
divine
ordinance
,
or
else
whatsoever
the
world
esteemes
of
it
,
it
is
most
abhominable
unto
God
,
and
dare
we
then
conforme
unto
it
?
so
that
what
gesture
soever
is
proposed
,
if
Christ
haue
not
ordained
it
,
it
is
strange
and
vnlawfull
,
and
so
not
being
holy
,
conformity
thereto
is
hatefull
,
for
none
can
make
a
gesture
for
the
sacrament
holy
,
but
onely
he
that
may
ordaine
a
sacrament
.
As
the
elementall
signe
being
delivered
hath
relation
to
the
spirituall
thing
signified
,
so
the
ceremoniall
signe
or
significant
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
hath
relation
to
the
very
true
and
assured
partaking
of
that
heavenly
feast
and
spirituall
food
which
is
the
thing
signified
,
and
whereunto
the
Lord
hath
invited
us
as
his
most
welcome
guests
,
and
deerely
beloved
friends
,
even
to
his
owne
Table
to
haue
communion
and
fellowship
with
him
in
partaking
of
his
divine
nature
in
the
act
of
receiving
this
sacrament
.
Therefore
as
in
cases
of
extremitie
to
use
other
signes
herein
,
is
erroneous
,
and
wilfully
to
persist
therein
,
is
directly
heresie
,
and
as
the
Papists
(
in
ordaining
an
other
manner
of
union
or
coniunction
betwixt
the
elementall
signes
and
the
spirituall
things
signified
,
then
the
nature
of
them
will
suffer
)
do
destroy
the
Sacrament
,
and
by
changing
it
into
a
sacrifice
,
commit
most
damnable
Idolatry
:
so
you
in
iustifying
,
defending
,
or
excusing
without
warrant
from
God
,
this
gesture
of
kneeling
as
it
is
urged
)
altogether
disproportionall
to
a
Feast
,
or
Supper
,
and
to
a
Table
wherein
the
visible
signes
are
set
apart
,
and
prepared
(
though
you
wash
your
hands
neuer
so
often
,
to
giue
testimony
of
your
innocency
)
doe
giue
sentence
against
Christ
his
own
practise
in
the
institution
,
the
sole
president
of
the
whole
action
,
and
doe
directly
inferre
that
you
hane
a
more
fit
and
decent
gesture
then
he
could
finde
out
and
make
choyce
of
.
As
the
sacrament
admits
no
other
coniunction
betwixt
the
visible
signes
and
the
things
signified
then
a
sacramentall
,
which
is
not
subiect
to
sence
and
reason
,
but
is
meerly
misticall
,
secret
and
spirituall
,
so
the
gesture
by
the
same
ordinance
of
Iustitution
is
of
the
very
same
nature
,
and
may
not
without
grievous
sin
vpon
any
terms
or
consideration
whatsoeuer
▪
admit
of
any
Innouation
or
alteration
though
all
the
reason
wisdome
,
learning
common
sence
and
vnderstanding
in
the
whole
world
do
neuer
so
highly
approoue
thereof
,
but
must
be
misticall
,
secret
,
and
spirituall
perpetually
,
euen
hold
proportion
with
and
haue
relation
vnto
a
table
,
and
to
a
feast
,
and
a
great
supper
set
and
to
be
communicated
thereon
.
Whosoeuer
therfore
shall
but
ad
any
other
misticall
signification
therevnto
,
or
translate
this
to
any
other
gesture
then
was
in
the
institution
seeme
it
neuer
so
full
of
decencie
,
deuotion
,
and
humilitie
,
yea
though
the
godly
themselues
protest
they
can
as
comfortably
receiue
the
sacrament
there
with
,
as
with
that
of
the
institution
,
yet
shall
they
be
Iudged
as
those
that
add
vnto
the
ordinances
of
Christ
,
and
therfore
shall
receiue
an
addition
of
his
indignation
.
Therefore
no
gesture
but
a
sacramentall
(
and
such
in
this
case
is
the
table
gesture
only
,
which
our
Lord
him self
in
the
institution
being
author
thereof
)
may
vpon
any
termes
or
in
any
respect
,
in
the
act
of
receiving
be
conformed
vnto
,
Vnles
you
hold
that
Christs
institution
is
herein
defectiue
,
and
therefore
variable
without
his
own
warrant
,
which
we
haue
for
the
alteration
of
the
time
)
who
but
that
blasphemous
man
of
sin
and
his
louers
or
freinds
dare
professe
,
they
haue
power
to
ordaine
a
sacramentall
gesture
,
or
any
other
essentiall
propertie
of
a
sacrament
,
for
it
that
of
the
institution
by
Christ
be
sufficient
(
and
els
you
deny
his
sufficience
in
this
)
then
any
other
is
superfluous
and
therefore
a
humane
addition
?
which
admitted
to
haue
dominion
in
one
thing
will
be
resisted
in
nothing
.
Is
not
this
a
speciall
parte
of
the
foundation
of
our
Comfort
and
stay
in
all
occasions
that
whatsoeuer
God
hath
done
must
needs
be
good
and
iust
,
and
to
open
our
mouthes
against
it
,
is
to
call
in
question
his
wisdom
,
goodnes
and
truth
,
and
yet
dare
flesh
and
bloud
with
voyces
of
trumpets
,
or
the
flashing
report
of
a
thundring
Canon
proclaime
,
that
though
Christ
haue
done
it
,
euen
approued
of
a
table
gesture
onely
,
in
all
his
disciples
in
the
institution
and
neuer
gaue
warrant
for
any
other
,
yet
kneeling
is
better
,
more
significant
and
decent
;
yea
do
not
the
best
of
you
by
your
vnwilling
conformity
willfully
admit
imperfection
and
defection
in
the
gesture
of
the
institution
seing
you
haue
no
warrant
from
Christ
to
varie
from
it
?
As
the
misticall
,
spirituall
and
secret
Coniunction
betweene
the
signes
and
things
signified
,
is
not
seene
with
the
Corporall
eye
,
nor
can
possibly
be
apprehended
or
demonstrated
by
humane
learning
wisdom
or
sence
?
so
I
do
verely
beleue
that
they
cannot
chose
but
grievouslly
err
(
be
they
neuer
so
wise
,
learned
,
Iudicious
,
zealous
and
holy
)
who
take
vpon
them
to
Indge
and
discerne
the
fitnes
,
decencie
and
lawfulnesse
of
this
sacramentall
gesture
,
or
the
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
sacrament
,
by
the
iudgement
of
reason
and
sence
,
without
warrant
from
the
word
of
God
.
For
as
the
blind
cannot
iudge
of
colours
,
no
more
can
the
quickest
or
most
learned
and
best
qualified
sence
in
the
world
,
discerne
or
iudge
of
that
which
is
sacramentall
,
or
is
of
a
significant
or
spirituall
use
in
the
sacrament
or
publick
worship
of
God
,
but
as
the
blinde
esteemes
every
colour
alike
,
so
doth
sence
thinke
every
gesture
indifferent
,
onely
the
spirituall
eye
is
able
to
put
this
spirituall
difference
,
and
to
discerne
of
the
mistery
or
spirituall
secresie
of
the
Table
gesture
(
which
in
and
by
the
institution
onely
hath
●●e
seale
and
brand
of
Christ
set
upon
it
)
which
must
needes
be
relatiue
or
respectiue
,
even
according
to
that
which
on
the
Table
is
tendred
,
and
by
the
guests
or
communicants
receiued
,
and
so
holds
due
Analogy
,
likenesse
or
proportion
therewith
.
There
bee
three
things
considerable
concerning
this
blessed
sacrament
.
First
,
that
which
goes
before
:
secondly
,
the
action
it selfe
:
thirdly
,
that
which
followes
after
.
Now
as
to
omit
any
of
these
is
a
grievous
sinne
,
so
to
displace
them
is
wicked
and
abhominable
.
As
for
example
,
preparation
must
go
before
,
&
thanksgiving
is
to
come
after
,
and
meditation
properly
belongs
to
the
action
it selfe
:
he
that
leaues
his
preparation
,
and
doth
not
examine
himselfe
till
after
the
action
,
is
an
unworthy
receiver
,
and
eates
&
drinks
iudgement
;
yet
I
confesse
that
these
are
so
united
as
they
are
inseparable
,
and
that
not
any
one
of
them
can
be
alone
in
the
faithfull
,
but
that
they
are
all
mixed
one
with
another
,
onely
the
soule
is
properly
to
haue
respect
unto
these
in
this
manner
and
order
;
and
so
accordingly
we
are
to
esteeme
the
fittest
and
most
proper
time
for
preparation
to
be
before
,
for
meditation
to
be
in
the
time
of
the
action
,
for
thankesgiving
after
:
which
shewes
,
that
howsoever
there
is
thankesgiving
in
all
these
,
yet
it
cannot
properly
be
said
,
that
the
whole
action
is
a
thankesgiving
,
and
yet
if
it
might
,
kneeling
is
not
the
fittest
gesture
for
thankesgiving
in
this
action
.
There
be
two
sorts
of
signes
in
this
sacrament
.
Elementall
that
is
bread
and
wine
,
and
Ceremoniall
that
is
actions
and
gestures
some
of
these
concern
,
or
are
proper
to
the
past
or
alone
,
some
to
the
people
alone
,
some
common
to
both
,
and
euery
one
of
these
haue
divine
significations
peculier
and
seuerall
to
themselues
euen
haue
a
misticall
and
seetet
Relation
to
an
invisible
grace
or
heavenly
thing
,
not
by
the
appointment
of
any
morall
power
,
but
by
the
ordinance
of
God
for
all
the
Churches
in
the
world
cannot
make
or
ordain
any
thing
of
Religious
vse
to
haue
a
spirituall
signification
,
this
power
is
proper
and
peculiar
vnto
Iesus
Christ
so
that
howsoeuer
,
wyse
,
honest
,
learned
and
godly
men
thinke
this
or
that
,
may
very
well
haue
such
a
holy
vse
and
signification
,
and
that
they
can
with
as
good
deuotion
and
heavenly
meditation
receaue
with
this
gesture
of
kneeling
,
as
with
a
table
gesture
,
and
from
their
owne
experience
professe
as
much
,
yet
all
this
is
no
more
then
Ieroboams
pretence
for
the
calues
,
the
inward
substance
he
held
and
established
,
the
outward
substance
of
action
and
ceremonie
he
mixed
with
these
diuises
of
his
owne
,
which
yet
had
by
his
appointment
,
reference
and
relation
to
the
same
heauenly
thing
in
their
intention
that
the
arke
had
,
euen
to
be
the
visible
representations
of
God
presence
,
and
not
to
signifie
or
to
haue
relation
to
any
other
thing
els
whatsoeuer
.
But
yet
the
Lord
calls
them
deuils
,
and
why
because
they
did
signifie
any
diuelish
thing
?
nothing
lesse
.
But
though
they
signified
by
common
consent
and
publicke
decree
and
Ecclesiasticall
canon
the
presence
of
God
euen
Iehouah
,
and
many
with
great
deuotion
and
feeling
made
that
comfortable
vse
of
them
as
they
thought
,
euen
as
well
as
if
they
had
gon
to
Ierusalem
,
yet
because
they
were
not
warranted
by
the
word
of
the
Lord
,
therfore
they
were
deuills
,
&
all
the
deuotion
that
the
people
Imagined
they
found
themselves
stirred
vp
vnto
by
their
spirituall
signification
and
mysticall
relation
was
meerly
of
a
divellish
disposition
,
leading
from
God
.
Seeing
then
not
man
but
Christ
himself
,
is
author
both
of
the
Elementall
and
Ceremoniall
signes
,
and
also
vnited
them
sacramentally
together
in
this
mysticall
action
,
that
by
our
worthy
pertaking
thereof
we
might
haue
an
inseperable
vnion
and
euerlasting
fellowship
with
him
,
how
dare
we
conform
to
any
alteration
or
innouation
herein
?
If
we
reiect
the
gesture
which
Chaist
vsed
or
approved
in
the
institution
,
what
right
can
wee
plead
to
the
sacrament
which
then
and
therewith
he
ordained
?
Christ
vnites
and
ioynes
himselfe
to
his
own
ordinances
in
the
administration
of
the
word
and
sacraments
,
not
fantastically
,
or
doubtfully
;
but
truly
,
really
,
and
verily
,
that
partaking
in
sincerity
of
them
,
we
might
be
assuredly
conioyned
unto
him
,
even
as
certainly
as
the
elementall
signes
are
united
unto
us
,
and
the
ceremoniall
signes
are
performed
by
us
.
Let
all
Christians
therefore
who
loue
the
Lord
Iesus
,
and
desire
to
partake
of
this
heavenly
and
spirituall
union
with
him
,
take
heed
that
they
never
yeeld
to
conforme
to
a
fantasticall
gesture
,
or
doubtfull
ceremony
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
especially
having
so
essentiall
a
property
as
the
gesture
hath
,
lest
by
casting
off
the
Lords
gesture
(
or
that
gesture
which
our
Lord
himselfe
caused
his
Apostles
to
use
in
the
institution
of
the
sacrament
)
they
cast
off
the
benefit
of
the
Lords
sacrament
,
or
at
least
be
found
authour
of
an
anti-gesture
which
our
Lord
never
warranted
;
and
therefore
cannot
to
the
conformers
thereunto
be
ever
sanctified
.
It
is
our
happinesse
to
bee
united
unto
Christ
in
the
sacrament
,
and
is
it
our
misery
to
cleaue
fast
to
that
gesture
which
in
the
institution
thereof
was
by
all
his
Apostles
used
,
and
by
himselfe
blessed
for
that
very
end
?
Here
is
spirituall
meat
,
come
thou
with
spirituall
hunger
:
here
is
a
holy
table
,
come
thou
with
a
holy
gesture
:
and
who
can
make
a
gesture
holy
,
or
of
holy
use
,
but
the
Lord
?
Not
that
a
right
gesture
is
sufficient
,
unlesse
thou
come
with
a
right
heart
also
,
examined
or
prepared
and
purged
,
not
onely
from
Popery
,
Non-residency
,
Atheisme
,
usurie
,
ambition
,
oppression
,
murder
,
covetousnesse
,
blasphemy
,
whooredome
,
drunkennesse
,
and
other
bloudy
and
abhominable
vices
;
but
from
every
worldly
lust
,
or
fleshly
pleasure
,
which
thy
soule
longeth
after
:
that
I
doll
I
say
must
be
thrust
out
before
Christ
can
be
let
in
.
It
is
but
folly
to
professe
thy
faith
in
him
,
and
hast
not
repented
of
that
(
I
speak
not
of
their
order
which
of
these
is
first
,
but
of
their
inseparation
.
)
All
therefore
who
haue
not
this
spirituall
hunger
,
and
see
not
in
the
elementall
and
ceremoniall
signes
this
holy
union
,
haue
some
invisible
Idoll
in
them
,
even
some
secret
corruption
or
bosome
sin
which
lies
lurking
in
the
heart
,
the
custome
or
continuall
fume
whereof
hath
so
darkned
the
sight
,
and
flattered
the
taste
of
the
soule
,
as
it
cannot
discern
or
iudge
truly
in
this
controversie
,
but
esteemes
of
one
gesture
as
good
as
another
,
that
which
Antichrist
devised
,
as
that
which
Christ
approued
&
hallowed
.
As
Gods
worship
even
for
the
substance
of
it
,
is
partly
inward
and
partly
outward
;
so
this
sacrament
being
a
speciall
part
of
his
worship
,
is
of
the
same
nature
.
The
inward
substance
is
the
spirituall
things
signified
:
the
outward
substance
or
essence
is
the
visible
signes
signifying
or
having
relation
to
those
spirituall
things
signified
.
Now
whatsoever
in
Gods
worship
is
conformed
unto
,
as
having
relation
to
these
spirituall
things
signified
(
whether
it
be
purity
or
holinesse
of
life
,
or
humility
,
devotion
,
or
whatsoever
)
must
of
necessity
be
confessed
to
be
(
in
the
acceptation
of
these
that
so
use
it
)
a
part
of
Gods
outward
worship
,
which
consists
of
outward
and
visible
things
,
as
actions
,
gestures
and
ceremonies
,
signifying
,
and
having
reference
unto
some
invisible
thing
signified
.
True
indeed
,
every
thing
used
in
the
worship
of
God
,
is
not
I
confesse
of
this
nature
,
as
our
usuall
apparrell
,
places
of
assembling
,
seats
in
those
places
,
and
the
like
,
which
therefore
come
within
the
termes
of
indifferency
and
decency
,
but
to
say
and
defend
that
any
one
thing
of
significant
use
in
the
divine
service
of
God
is
either
not
of
the
essenc
of
his
outward
worship
,
or
is
indifferent
and
variable
,
is
I
dare
say
,
a
fault
more
then
remarkeable
:
yet
true
it
is
,
that
he
who
makes
such
a
part
of
Gods
worship
of
this
or
that
spirituall
use
and
signification
,
may
verily
vary
and
alter
it
.
But
as
no
mortall
or
created
power
can
giue
the
spirituall
gift
or
grace
signified
,
and
therfore
may
not
devise
the
thing
signifying
:
so
if
God
haue
approved
and
sanctified
any
action
,
gesture
or
ceremony
of
such
holy
significancie
,
none
but
he
can
alter
the
same
,
and
therefore
to
hold
that
such
a
thing
is
or
can
possibly
bee
indifferent
,
or
may
in
any
case
be
conformed
unto
,
is
sin
.
But
the
Table
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
sacrament
of
the
Lords
body
and
bloud
,
is
of
divine
signification
,
assuring
us
that
as
verily
as
we
take
and
partake
of
those
visible
signes
,
so
verily
in
that
very
action
we
by
faith
take
and
partake
of
the
very
body
and
bloud
of
Christ
signified
and
represented
,
yea
truely
exhibited
in
and
by
them
.
And
this
gesture
onely
was
hallowed
by
the
Lord
in
the
institution
of
the
Supper
,
in
the
action
of
all
his
Apostles
,
who
were
the
types
of
all
communicants
to
the
end
of
the
world
,
to
that
very
end
and
purpose
:
therefore
none
but
Christ
may
alter
it
,
who
was
authour
of
it
,
and
to
hold
that
it
is
variable
(
whatsoever
sence
and
reason
babble
for
it
)
is
a
fearefull
sin
.
As
the
inward
substance
of
the
sacrament
,
and
the
outward
signes
elementall
or
ceremoniall
,
having
relation
thereunto
,
even
the
whole
sacramentall
action
is
holy
and
heavenly
(
which
nothing
can
possibly
be
,
but
that
which
is
of
divine
institution
)
so
let
thy
care
in
partaking
thereof
bee
faithfull
and
zealous
according
to
knowledge
and
godlinesse
.
Look
not
so
to
the
inward
substance
as
thou
neglectest
the
outward
signes
and
ceremonies
,
as
if
divine
reverence
belonged
not
to
them
,
being
Gods
divine
instruments
or
holy
mysteries
,
and
so
might
be
varied
according
to
the
will
&
pleasure
,
or
determination
of
man
.
Neither
yet
let
it
suffice
,
that
thou
commest
with
a
right
gesture
,
unlesse
thou
come
with
a
right
heart
also
,
lest
in
stead
of
receiving
a
blessing
,
thy
heart
be
hardned
,
and
thou
goe
away
with
a
curse
:
for
even
as
not
to
use
Gods
ordinances
with
divine
reverence
,
is
the
mother
of
Apostasie
and
Atheisme
,
so
to
use
mans
ordinances
with
divine
or
holy
reverence
in
Gods
divine
service
(
as
every
thing
of
divine
signification
ought
)
is
the
father
of
superstition
and
heresie
:
to
conforme
therfore
to
a
ceremony
of
divine
signification
,
not
being
established
by
God
,
must
needs
be
wicked
and
sinfull
.
As
no
person
may
meddle
with
the
administration
of
a
sacrament
,
but
such
as
are
called
by
God
in
the
word
thereunto
;
so
may
not
they
who
are
truely
called
of
God
,
presse
to
any
thing
therein
,
but
what
the
Lord
hath
in
his
word
required
or
commanded
.
For
howsoever
it
is
God
onely
that
giues
the
spirituall
grace
,
or
heavenly
things
signified
,
so
yet
he
is
pleased
to
use
the
ministery
of
man
in
the
dispensation
thereof
by
those
meanes
or
instruments
which
himselfe
hath
appoynted
;
and
as
wee
cannot
haue
the
blessing
but
from
him
,
nor
from
him
by
any
other
meanes
then
those
which
himselfe
hath
appoynted
:
so
to
receiue
the
signes
at
the
hands
of
such
as
he
hath
not
sent
or
called
,
or
to
conforme
to
,
or
approue
of
any
ceremonies
of
significancie
in
the
worship
of
God
(
though
it
bee
at
the
hands
or
by
the
advise
of
such
as
are
truly
called
of
God
)
which
himselfe
hath
not
ordained
,
is
to
be
convocated
or
gathered
together
against
the
Lord
,
as
Corah
,
(
though
not
every
one
in
the
same
degree
)
for
as
the
best
ministers
in
the
world
can
exhibite
and
giue
no
more
but
the
outward
and
visible
signes
(
and
yet
even
in
such
their
exhibition
the
inward
and
invisible
thing
and
grace
signified
is
given
by
God
through
Christ
by
the
effectuall
working
of
the
holy
Ghost
)
so
to
professe
that
either
they
haue
power
to
giue
more
then
the
signe
,
or
haue
warrant
to
devise
any
signe
to
represent
or
exhibit
,
or
to
receiue
grace
by
,
is
meere
and
high
presumption
against
the
Lord
▪
Conformity
therefore
for
the
approbation
thereof
,
must
needs
be
abhominable
,
upon
what
tearmes
,
or
in
what
case
soever
it
bee
.
Let
vs
content
our selues
with
the
holy
Counsel
and
determination
of
God
concerning
the
right
administration
of
this
sacrament
,
euen
whatsoeuer
is
of
ministeriall
elementall
or
ceremoniall
vse
therein
,
concerning
all
which
the
institution
is
without
all
exception
,
and
seing
it
was
to
be
the
verie
patterne
and
president
to
all
Churches
for
euer
(
as
Christ
his
precept
Doe
this
vndeniable
includes
)
let
vs
neuer
conforme
to
any
thing
of
the
nature
of
any
of
these
therein
,
vnles
wee
haue
from
the
patterne
or
from
some
other
part
of
the
word
,
Christs
warrant
so
to
doe
.
And
howsoeuer
wee
shall
hereby
procure
great
dammage
to
our selues
,
yet
seing
nothing
that
is
in
the
flesh
(
or
is
not
of
Gods
own
ordaining
and
appointment
can
possibly
please
God
,
let
vs
remember
it
is
farre
lesse
danger
to
offend
those
,
that
for
not
conforming
to
their
Canons
can
but
depriue
vs
of
our
goods
and
comfortable
conditions
,
exposing
vs
to
open
disgrace
and
contempt
,
or
at
worst
can
but
take
a
way
our
liues
,
then
to
offend
him
that
can
do
all
this
,
&
then
cast
our
bodies
and
souls
into
hell
.
Let
no
man
therefore
by
conformity
to
kneeling
intimate
disability
in
the
institutor
,
or
insufficiencie
in
the
institution
:
for
either
is
a
blasphemous
sin
.
He
that
is
sole
author
of
the
sacrament
,
is
sole
author
of
all
the
ceremonies
and
significant
signs
therein
,
either
concerning
minister
or
people
:
for
he
that
is
the
sole
author
of
the
blessing
must
needs
be
sole
author
of
the
means
and
instrument
wherby
he
wil
giue
it
:
therefor
seing
the
Lord
onely
giues
the
spiritual
blessing
signified
,
represented
,
and
verily
exhibited
by
the
gestures
and
ceremonies
therein
,
and
his
word
neither
by
precept
nor
example
giues
any
warrant
for
any
other
gesture
in
the
act
of
receaving
then
that
of
the
Institution
,
(
which
on
all
sides
is
graunted
to
be
a
table
gesture
)
how
dare
wee
by
conformitie
varie
from
Christs
owne
practise
without
Christs
owne
warrant
.
It
is
said
and
that
truly
(
but
how
fitly
and
wisely
let
others
iudge
)
that
God
is
the
author
of
kneeling
euen
in
his
divine
worship
,
therefore
we
ought
to
conform
vnto
it
in
the
act
of
receiving
.
I
answere
that
God
is
the
author
of
images
euen
in
his
diuine
worship
as
the
Arke
and
Cherubims
,
yea
differing
from
the
first
institution
as
the
brasen
serpent
,
therefore
wee
may
conforme
to
the
calues
at
Dan
and
Bethell
which
are
but
images
and
consecrated
onely
to
his
worship
and
diuine
service
,
but
either
let
the
Lord
be
God
in
the
order
of
the
outward
ceremonies
as
well
as
in
the
inward
substance
of
his
worship
,
or
if
you
will
conforme
to
Ball
in
the
gesture
or
in
the
order
,
follow
him
euen
in
all
,
for
God
is
the
God
of
the
order
,
as
well
as
the
God
of
the
substance
of
his
worship
(
Inward
or
outward
)
let
him
be
therfore
either
all
in
all
,
or
els
not
God
at
all
.
By
the
word
of
God
and
by
it
onely
the
minister
knowes
what
to
deliuer
and
what
not
,
how
to
deliuer
and
how
not
,
to
whom
to
deliuer
and
to
whom
not
;
the
guests
also
or
communicants
doe
thereby
vnderstand
,
at
whose
hands
to
receaue
and
at
whose
not
,
what
to
receue
and
what
not
,
and
with
what
gesture
to
receaue
,
and
what
gesture
not
to
conforme
vnto
in
the
act
of
receiving
:
for
the
word
of
God
is
the
life
or
soule
(
as
I
may
say
)
of
the
sacrament
,
and
that
not
onely
in
generall
,
but
even
of
euery
particular
,
of
absolute
necessity
required
therein
(
as
a
gesture
is
)
so
that
whatsoeuer
is
ordained
to
be
of
holy
vse
therein
(
as
the
gesture
in
the
act
of
receauing
is
)
if
it
receaue
no
life
or
quickning
warrant
from
the
word
of
God
,
it
is
absolutely
dead
,
or
vncleane
,
and
defiles
,
and
therfore
may
not
vpon
any
terms
be
conformed
vnto
,
as
good
and
lawfull
.
The
word
of
institution
sets
forth
first
the
precept
of
Christ
,
Doe
this
:
secondly
the
promise
of
Christ
,
This
is
my
body
:
Thirdly
,
the
practise
of
the
Apostles
,
having
relation
to
the
comandement
or
precept
in
their
obedience
,
and
in
their
faith
having
reference
to
the
word
of
promise
,
now
this
being
the
type
of
all
the
true
administrations
of
this
sacrament
to
the
end
of
the
world
doth
plainly
and
vndeniably
teach
this
truth
that
what
soeuer
is
of
absolute
necessity
in
the
sacrament
(
as
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receauing
is
)
must
,
both
in
minister
and
people
haue
relation
to
the
precept
of
Christ
that
so
it
may
be
donne
in
obedience
and
also
to
the
promise
of
Christ
,
that
so
it
may
be
donne
in
faith
or
els
it
is
absolutely
sin
?
and
then
,
though
kneeling
which
in
that
act
&
manner
as
it
is
vrged
hath
neither
precept
nor
promise
of
Christ
would
convert
Turke
and
Pope
too
,
yet
I
hope
you
wil
confesse
we
ought
not
to
conforme
thereto
;
Is
kneeling
in
the
act
of
receaving
the
sacrament
of
the
altar
,
the
gesture
of
the
masse
?
let
all
that
abhorre
the
grosse
Idolatry
of
that
,
neuer
conforme
to
the
likenes
of
this
(
vnlesse
they
haue
dispensation
from
the
scripture
so
to
doe
)
because
in
similitude
though
not
in
intention
it
holds
proportion
with
,
and
hath
Relation
to
the
Coporall
and
Reall
presence
locally
.
Yea
let
all
faithfull
Christians
holde
themselues
onely
to
the
name
and
gesture
and
to
what
soeuer
els
in
the
institution
and
word
of
God
is
established
,
and
was
therein
by
our
blessed
Lord
sanctified
and
ordained
to
be
of
perpetuall
vse
.
unles
him selfe
in
the
word
shall
teach
otherwise
.
The
sacraments
(
even
whatsoever
is
sacramentall
were
ordained
of
God
,
not
to
giue
any
novelty
or
new
thing
by
way
of
tran
-
or
con-substantiation
,
or
like
humane
devise
,
but
having
respect
to
our
weaknesse
,
to
bee
a
helpe
unto
us
in
sealing
up
that
righteousnesse
which
is
by
faith
,
even
to
increase
that
assurance
of
faith
,
which
we
haue
through
the
word
in
a
greater
measure
and
degree
then
is
had
by
the
ministery
thereof
(
let
every
one
labour
to
haue
the
feeling
of
this
use
)
if
then
it
be
dangerous
to
add
unto
the
doctrine
of
the
word
,
being
the
hand
writing
of
the
King
,
even
his
most
gracious
pardon
for
all
our
sins
and
offences
,
and
his
patent
also
for
our
liuelihood
and
hope
of
eternall
life
.
Surely
it
cannot
in
any
respect
be
lesse
dangerous
(
seeing
nothing
passes
by
the
writing
alone
without
the
seale
(
I
speake
herein
after
the
manner
of
men
)
to
make
(
or
conforme
to
)
any
innovation
in
the
Kings
seale
,
even
in
any
thing
which
is
of
sacramentall
institution
,
being
speciall
and
effectuall
parts
(
instrumentally
)
of
our
spirituall
Evidences
,
or
assurance
which
is
by
faith
through
the
word
.
But
if
such
conformity
be
committed
against
our
knowledge
.
I
leaue
it
to
the
iudgement
of
the
godly
learned
,
whether
the
wilfull
persisting
therein
doe
not
(
though
not
alter
the
outward
essentiall
forme
,
yet
)
diminish
and
lessen
every
time
more
and
more
the
powerfull
effect
,
and
comfortable
benefit
of
this
blessed
and
most
holy
sacrament
.
For
seeing
in
the
institution
this
ceremoniall
signe
hath
relation
to
that
spirituall
supper
and
most
heavenly
food
,
or
divine
nourishment
,
it
is
most
apparant
to
all
that
will
not
winke
lest
they
should
perceiue
,
that
in
the
very
manner
of
a
table
gesture
,
there
is
by
intimation
a
grounded
expectancie
and
good
assurance
of
partaking
that
holy
and
divine
nourishment
visibly
represented
unto
us
,
a
thing
which
in
the
matter
the
Lord
saw
to
be
needful
for
his
blessed
Apostles
,
and
therefore
purposely
caused
them
to
use
this
very
manner
to
be
a
helpe
herein
unto
them
,
and
so
to
every
communicant
though
never
so
learned
and
well
instructed
.
This
sacrament
is
called
a
communion
,
sealing
up
unto
us
our
holy
communion
with
God
in
Christ
,
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
our
fellowship
with
all
the
Saints
&
faithfull
children
of
God
.
Can
there
bee
(
by
any
possible
meanes
)
therefore
any
good
discretion
or
decencie
,
humilitie
or
devotion
,
to
leaue
a
Table
gesture
which
inferres
thus
much
,
and
in
this
sence
is
so
often
mentioned
in
the
scripture
,
and
conform
to
another
,
or
the
likenesse
therof
,
which
inferres
and
intimates
communion
with
Antichrist
and
his
followers
,
or
well-willers
,
as
kneeling
doth
?
Whereof
therefore
there
is
not
onely
no
mention
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
but
continuall
intimations
both
in
this
and
in
all
things
else
of
religious
use
to
the
contrary
.
I
confesse
it
is
very
true
,
that
neither
the
visible
signes
representing
,
nor
the
ceremoniall
signes
or
gestures
giving
or
receiving
,
haue
any
naturall
or
inherent
power
,
efficacie
,
or
vertue
to
convey
any
manner
or
measure
of
spirituall
grace
to
the
receiver
more
then
kneeling
,
or
any
other
gesture
or
signes
whatsoever
;
but
the
Lord
was
pleased
to
select
and
make
choyce
of
these
before
all
other
,
and
so
it
was
his
very
will
(
which
concludes
nothing
without
consulting
with
his
wisedom
and
loue
)
to
make
these
efficient
(
instrumentally
)
hereunto
.
As
therefore
our
Lords
using
the
bread
and
wine
in
the
institution
,
and
never
approving
of
any
other
,
made
them
the
onely
visible
signes
,
and
no
other
by
any
meanes
may
in
the
act
of
giving
or
receiving
,
be
conformed
unto
,
so
his
very
using
a
table
gesture
in
the
institution
,
and
never
giving
warrant
in
the
scripture
for
any
other
,
is
a
direct
commandement
to
use
this
,
and
a
plaine
prohibition
to
conforme
to
any
other
.
If
a
table
and
visible
signes
thereon
,
be
necessary
in
the
administration
of
the
sacrament
,
then
the
gesture
of
necessity
both
in
giving
and
receiving
,
must
haue
reference
thereunto
:
if
there
bee
a
feast
for
the
guests
invited
to
that
table
to
eate
and
drinke
that
provision
which
is
prepared
&
set
thereon
,
then
a
festivall
gesture
must
needs
be
most
seemly
,
as
having
relation
to
a
feast
(
even
as
at
weddings
wedding
garments
)
yea
if
it
had
been
left
to
the
wisedome
and
discretion
of
the
Church
,
a
table
gesture
by
the
naturall
Law
of
Correlatiues
must
needs
of
all
other
be
most
fit
and
decent
.
Indeed
seeing
the
Papists
haue
altered
the
Table
to
an
Altar
,
and
the
feast
of
God
unto
man
,
to
a
sacrifice
by
men
unto
God
,
they
haue
very
wisely
enioyned
such
a
gesture
,
as
may
hold
correspondency
with
,
and
hath
a
most
fit
relation
to
an
Altar
,
and
to
a
sacrifice
thereon
.
Of
all
the
gestures
therefore
in
the
world
,
the
likenesse
of
theirs
is
most
unlawfull
for
us
to
conform
unto
.
As
the
heavenly
things
signified
,
are
never
received
,
if
the
earthly
signes
or
instrumentall
meanes
be
neglected
:
so
if
the
ceremoniall
signe
or
gesture
,
wherewith
the
holy
elements
are
received
,
bee
wittingly
innovated
,
and
against
our
knowledge
perverted
from
the
order
of
the
institution
,
such
conformity
hath
no
promise
of
a
blessing
from
God
;
continuance
or
custome
therein
must
needs
therefore
harden
the
heart
,
which
of
all
iudgements
and
curses
in
this
world
,
is
the
most
grievous
.
Ieroboam
and
the
Iewes
never
purposed
or
intended
in
their
calues
or
other
abominations
of
Molech
,
Ashtaroh
,
Baal
or
the
like
,
to
alter
the
substance
of
Gods
inward
worshipe
,
no
nor
yet
to
varie
from
the
maine
end
or
intent
of
his
outward
worshippe
,
which
was
to
knit
the
hart
more
and
more
vnto
God
,
and
therefore
these
or
any
other
of
their
images
were
nor
representations
of
any
other
Trinitie
or
person
then
is
therein
but
onely
in
a
dyuers
manner
)
of
one
and
the
same
Iehovah
,
for
considering
the
naturall
disposition
and
diuers
education
or
customes
of
those
seuerall
nations
with
whom
they
were
mixed
and
desirous
to
draw
them
to
the
true
religion
and
service
of
God
and
salvation
of
their
soules
they
inclined
some
thing
to
the
ceremonies
and
inventions
of
these
heathens
in
the
actions
and
gestures
of
Gods
outward
worship
,
but
were
most
carefull
to
haue
the
doctrine
of
the
inward
substance
and
spirituall
significations
concerning
faith
in
the
Messias
to
come
preserued
sound
,
namely
to
loue
the
Lord
with
all
their
heart
and
with
all
their
soule
and
to
thinke
no
thing
too
deare
for
him
,
whole
Ryuers
of
oyle
,
thowsands
of
Bullocks
and
Ramms
,
yea
the
first
borne
of
their
children
,
and
there
was
neuer
people
killed
no
nor
silenced
or
imprisoned
for
teaching
this
inward
substance
,
though
hee
were
a
son
of
thunder
,
neuer
so
zealous
and
fervent
therein
,
but
onely
for
refusing
conformitie
to
theire
state
,
ceremonies
,
wherein
yet
many
learned
prophets
,
and
reuerend
Leuits
,
and
graue
preists
protested
there
was
nothing
intended
,
but
the
very
same
decencie
,
humillitie
,
vnity
,
and
stirring
vp
of
the
heart
to
deuotion
,
which
the
Lord
aimed
at
&
required
,
and
diuers
of
them
did
vow
vpon
their
saluation
(
I
speake
by
way
of
supposition
)
that
they
having
had
experience
of
both
ceremonies
or
formes
of
worship
,
haue
found
as
much
inward
comfort
and
heavenly
consolation
,
and
haue
been
rapt
up
with
as
divine
meditations
in
the
ceremonies
of
Baal
,
and
of
the
Calues
,
as
in
those
at
Ierusalem
,
and
they
yeeld
a
sufficient
reason
,
which
will
giue
a
satisfaction
to
any
honest
and
indifferent
heart
:
for
say
they
,
it
is
true
that
these
ceremonies
&
gestures
in
their
originall
among
the
heathens
,
were
Idolatrous
,
damnable
,
and
divellish
,
for
they
used
them
to
other
gods
,
and
not
to
the
true
God
.
Now
we
haue
put
it
into
the
Magistrates
head
when
he
consulted
for
the
setling
of
the
state
in
peace
,
that
the
retaining
of
these
being
purged
from
their
Idolatrous
abuse
,
and
the
substance
of
the
worship
of
the
true
God
,
being
preserved
sound
,
and
ioyned
with
them
,
and
the
mysticall
significations
of
Gods
ordinances
being
transferred
unto
these
;
will
be
so
farre
off
from
confirming
them
in
their
old
superstitions
,
as
it
will
proue
the
onely
meanes
in
all
learned
probability
and
wise
experience
to
make
them
all
absolute
prosolites
.
But
to
this
you
say
,
that
notwithstanding
such
pretences
,
their
sin
is
most
fearfull
and
damnable
,
because
they
had
the
law
of
God
as
well
direct
for
every
ceremony
and
gesture
in
the
outward
service
of
God
,
as
either
for
the
intent
of
the
outward
,
or
for
the
substance
of
the
inward
worship
:
and
God
never
left
or
referred
any
action
,
gesture
,
or
ceremony
of
religious
use
,
especially
in
his
divine
service
to
Moses
,
David
,
or
Salomon
,
but
referred
his
Church
still
to
the
patterne
which
onely
by
the
revealed
word
was
made
known
unto
them
,
and
therefore
though
it
be
never
so
true
that
they
intended
to
serue
God
in
these
things
,
and
had
very
considerately
▪
and
painfully
purged
them
(
in
a
devised
purgatory
)
from
their
black-Mootes
hue
;
yet
not
being
warranted
by
his
word
,
they
offered
their
service
in
them
not
unto
God
,
but
unto
Divels
.
For
the
Lord
is
not
therefore
God
unto
men
,
because
they
suppose
him
so
to
be
,
or
verily
intend
to
esteeme
of
him
thus
or
so
,
but
because
by
his
word
,
which
is
as
true
as
his
own
maiesty
,
he
hath
manifested
and
made
himselfe
known
to
be
so
;
yea
whatsoever
doctrine
concerning
God
in
essence
,
nature
,
person
,
property
,
or
attribute
,
is
other
then
the
word
doth
teach
,
is
an
Idoll
of
their
owne
heart
,
a
vision
of
their
owne
braine
,
an
imagination
of
their
owne
devising
,
yea
though
all
the
learning
and
wisedom
in
the
world
do
never
so
well
intend
therby
,
or
religiously
esteem
therof
.
Even
so
this
gesture
,
or
that
ceremony
in
divine
worship
,
is
not
therefore
done
unto
God
,
because
in
conformity
thereto
it
is
simply
and
seriously
intended
to
doe
it
onely
unto
him
;
but
if
it
be
not
warranted
by
the
word
,
it
is
wicked
and
Divellish
,
what
good
intent
soever
be
in
it
.
Hereto
the
better
sort
of
these
graue
and
reverend
Rabbins
reply
and
tell
you
,
that
though
it
be
true
,
that
the
law
is
as
direct
for
the
ceremonie
as
for
the
substance
,
and
that
the
Church
is
as
strictly
tied
to
the
direction
and
warrant
of
the
word
for
every
one
of
them
as
for
the
most
fundamentall
poynt
in
the
doctrine
of
Iustification
,
or
the
substance
or
inward
worship
,
and
may
not
vary
one
iot
therefrom
,
no
not
in
any
thing
whatsoever
,
without
warrant
thereof
;
yet
seeing
it
is
not
in
their
choyce
to
use
or
not
to
use
them
,
but
a
very
great
necessitie
is
layd
upon
them
by
the
Magistrate
and
the
Church
,
who
for
some
secret
causes
,
and
State
considerations
,
haue
in
a
most
solemne
Convocation
or
Assembly
,
considerately
by
an
vniversall
consent
determined
the
lawfulnesse
and
fitnesse
of
the
ceremonies
of
these
golden
Calues
,
and
therefore
haue
decreed
,
that
whosoever
will
not
conforme
thereunto
,
shall
be
(
after
Canonicall
admonition
)
deprived
,
and
no
longer
suffered
to
minister
before
the
Lord
.
In
this
case
of
extremi●y
therefore
utrum
horum
?
yea
seeing
the
Magistrate
professeth
open
detestation
of
all
manner
of
Idolatry
in
these
things
,
and
the
Church
condemnes
all
Idolatrous
or
superstitious
use
of
them
,
and
they
themselues
understand
the
use
of
them
in
a
sincere
sence
(
which
qualifies
whatsoever
can
be
obiected
against
them
.
)
Therfore
rather
then
they
will
be
contentious
and
breake
(
yea
or
disturbe
)
the
quiet
peace
of
the
holy
Church
,
and
leaue
their
flockes
and
charges
so
deere
unto
them
,
unto
woolvish
or
ambitious
or
carnall
teachers
,
and
so
be
deprived
of
their
ministery
,
as
deere
unto
them
as
their
liues
,
they
are
perswaded
from
these
grounds
,
that
in
this
case
they
may
very
warrantably
undergoe
conformity
,
doing
it
unwillingly
,
as
the
Lord
in
whose
pressence
they
stand
,
beares
them
witnesse
,
and
bearing
it
as
a
heavy
burthen
till
it
please
the
Lord
to
visit
his
Churches
with
his
salvation
,
and
to
take
from
the
shoulders
thereof
this
heavy
load
,
which
even
bends
the
backe
,
and
at
length
will
breake
the
necke
thereof
.
For
prevention
whereof
,
they
will
teach
and
maintaine
,
preserue
and
defend
the
substance
and
foundation
sound
and
sincere
from
error
and
corruption
:
and
therfore
though
the
Magistrate
and
Church
do
grivously
sin
in
commanding
,
yet
they
in
conformity
unto
them
,
are
meere
patients
,
and
not
agents
,
and
therefore
in
so
doing
incline
rather
to
martyrdome
for
God
then
rebellion
against
God
.
Hereunto
you
reioyne
and
tell
them
in
louing
(
yea
in
most
wise
and
learned
termes
,
that
if
their
case
had
been
indeed
as
yours
is
,
they
had
well
sayd
,
and
most
sufficiently
answered
,
and
all
the
Vniversities
in
the
whole
world
could
never
haue
confuted
them
,
but
they
having
so
direct
lawes
for
all
manner
of
ceremonies
of
religious
use
,
and
direct
prohibitions
against
any
other
,
though
an
Angel
from
heaven
should
ioyne
with
the
Magistrate
,
they
ought
rather
to
haue
followed
that
holy
,
remarkeable
,
and
matchlesse
president
of
their
zealous
fellow-Priests
,
and
learned
Levies
,
and
other
devout
and
iust
persons
,
who
had
set
their
very
hearts
to
seeke
the
Lord
,
and
with
them
to
haue
left
their
suburbs
and
possessions
,
their
livings
and
free-holds
,
and
so
to
haue
gone
to
Iuda
and
Ierusalem
to
haue
offered
to
the
Lord
God
of
their
fathers
,
according
to
the
warrant
of
the
word
,
and
so
to
haue
strengthened
the
kingdom
both
with
peace
and
prosperity
;
whereas
the
varying
from
the
warrant
of
the
word
in
the
doctrine
and
practise
of
these
ceremonies
of
religious
use
in
the
worship
of
God
,
hath
the
cleane
contrary
effect
,
and
strongly
,
yea
strangely
weakens
the
kingdom
,
and
Church
by
breeding
diversity
of
opinions
,
schismes
,
divisions
,
oppositions
,
heart-burnings
and
grudges
,
with
infinite
other
muddy
perturbations
,
according
to
the
variety
of
humor
(
which
men
experienced
in
fishing
can
tell
how
to
make
use
of
,
&
therefore
are
content
to
foresee
and
further
:
)
therefore
conformity
in
such
a
case
,
though
never
so
unwillingly
undergone
,
yea
though
with
all
reasonable
and
wise
considerations
tempered
,
and
iudicious
expositions
,
and
honest
intentioms
qualified
,
is
so
farre
off
from
looking
after
,
or
inclining
unto
martyrdom
,
as
it
opens
the
very
widest
gate
to
mutinie
and
rebellion
both
against
God
and
man
.
If
then
wee
haue
as
direct
warrant
for
the
lawfulnesse
of
a
table
gesture
,
as
ever
the
Iewes
had
for
their
worship
at
Ierusalem
,
and
that
the
word
of
the
Gospell
bee
as
sure
and
certaine
being
spoken
by
Christ
and
his
blessed
Spirit
,
as
that
under
the
Law
(
which
it
cannot
be
,
unlesse
it
giue
as
certaine
and
sound
directions
for
the
ceremonies
under
the
Gospell
,
as
that
by
Moses
did
for
the
ceremonies
under
the
Law
:
For
if
it
bee
an
unsure
word
in
the
ceremonie
,
how
can
we
be
sure
,
it
is
sure
in
the
substance
?
)
then
(
I
say
)
to
erre
from
the
practise
of
Christ
in
the
institution
,
without
a
direct
precept
or
warrant
from
the
sure
word
of
God
,
though
you
haue
the
same
holy
intent
in
such
gestures
,
and
the
like
reverend
respect
to
such
ceremonies
as
you
haue
to
Gods
own
ordinances
,
yet
conformity
thereto
,
even
in
them
that
do
it
ignorantly
,
is
sinfull
,
but
in
those
that
doe
it
wilfully
against
their
knowledge
,
it
is
dangerous
to
the
State
and
Church
,
and
breeds
carnall
,
worldly
,
yea
divellish
dispositions
and
practises
in
such
hearts
when
time
and
opportunity
shall
call
for
the
effectes
thereof
.
Will
any
man
be
content
that
his
liuely
Image
shall
in
any
part
thereof
bee
defaced
?
The
whole
action
of
this
sacrament
both
in
signes
and
ceremonies
,
and
not
some
parcels
thereof
without
the
rest
,
is
the
most
liuely
Image
and
representation
of
the
most
precious
body
and
bloud
of
our
Lord
Iesus
,
as
God
the
Father
hath
ordained
and
appoynted
to
exhibit
and
giue
it
to
be
the
spirituall
nourishment
of
our
soules
(
even
meat
and
drinke
indeed
)
unto
eternall
life
.
Suppose
the
gesture
be
but
the
meanest
part
of
this
Image
of
Christ
,
yet
if
without
his
warrant
it
be
altered
from
the
first
institution
(
the
very
patterne
for
the
pourtraying
of
all
others
afterwards
)
is
there
not
iust
cause
of
offence
?
And
dare
any
,
by
conformity
to
any
alteration
therein
,
professe
&
vow
that
though
it
doe
directly
differ
in
this
and
that
,
yet
if
we
thinke
so
,
then
it
is
his
very
true
Image
,
though
something
bee
superfluous
,
or
out
of
the
first
order
?
Is
not
every
errour
(
though
not
in
the
same
degree
)
opposite
to
truth
,
and
every
defect
contrary
to
perfection
?
As
there
is
difference
betwixt
the
substance
of
the
sacrament
(
Christ
Iesus
our
Lord
)
and
the
fruits
and
benefits
of
the
sacrament
(
our
holinesse
,
sanctification
,
and
redemption
)
so
I
confesse
there
is
difference
betwixt
the
elementall
signes
(
bread
and
wine
)
and
the
ceremoniall
signes
(
the
actions
and
gestures
)
but
as
the
substance
,
and
the
benefits
or
vertues
are
inseparable
(
for
where
the
one
is
in
truth
,
the
other
is
also
in
power
,
and
that
not
in
hypocrisie
,
though
perhaps
in
marvellous
great
weaknesse
)
so
the
signes
exhibiting
or
giving
the
substance
,
or
in
which
the
substance
is
given
or
exhibited
,
and
the
signe
in
the
act
of
receiving
or
partaking
the
substance
,
or
by
and
with
which
the
substance
is
taken
and
received
,
may
not
be
parted
,
changed
,
nor
displaced
,
least
by
degrees
the
sacrament
it selfe
be
perverted
:
for
he
that
instituted
one
,
instituted
all
,
even
whatsoever
is
sacramentall
:
and
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
is
as
essentially
necessary
,
as
the
visible
signes
in
giving
or
delivering
,
I
meane
,
there
is
as
absolute
necessity
of
that
as
of
these
.
Now
therefore
,
if
you
can
shew
vs
the
like
divine
warrant
for
kneeling
,
or
any
other
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
as
all
the
Christian
world
sees
there
is
for
a
table
gesture
,
even
by
our
Saviours
owne
practise
,
and
most
holy
and
matchlesse
example
in
the
behaviour
of
all
his
Apostles
,
we
will
most
willingly
and
readily
conforme
unto
you
therein
:
but
if
heaven
and
earth
(
true
Churches
,
nor
false
or
counterfet
Churches
)
cannot
possibly
produce
such
warrant
,
conformity
thereunto
is
not
onely
a
most
heynous
sin
in
all
that
command
it
,
but
a
fearefull
transgression
in
all
that
wittingly
,
though
unwillingly
yeeld
unto
it
.
The
gesture
(
as
it
is
commanded
and
used
in
Gods
service
)
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
is
either
holy
or
unholy
(
though
in
civill
actions
it
may
be
indifferent
)
and
all
holinesse
comes
from
the
Lord
(
for
the
Lords
using
or
commanding
any
thing
,
though
it
were
never
so
vile
and
uncleane
before
,
makes
it
holy
,
and
his
not
using
or
commanding
any
thing
,
makes
it
in
his
worship
and
service
abhominable
and
unholy
,
what
reverend
opinion
soever
men
,
yea
good
men
,
haue
thereof
.
)
Either
then
you
must
proue
that
kneeling
as
it
is
urged
in
this
act
of
receiving
,
comes
from
God
,
and
was
used
or
commanded
by
him
,
or
else
it
is
unholy
(
though
all
the
holy
men
in
the
world
say
to
the
contrary
)
and
then
conformity
thereto
is
unholy
and
sinfull
.
Not
onely
the
outward
signes
and
visible
substance
or
elements
,
but
the
very
outward
forme
,
and
visible
order
also
of
the
sacrament
,
even
a
table
gesture
,
was
sanctified
by
Christ
,
and
being
never
repealed
,
nor
any
other
by
divine
warrant
established
(
the
sacrament
being
perpetuall
,
and
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
therein
essentially
necessary
)
must
needs
be
of
divine
institution
(
for
it
was
once
divine
,
a
face
of
brasse
cannot
deny
it
)
unlesse
therefore
you
can
proue
it
by
divine
warrant
repealed
,
or
some
other
commanded
,
it
is
perpetually
to
be
observed
,
yea
no
other
in
any
case
,
or
upon
any
condition
to
be
conformed
unto
.
The
Church
may
not
(
though
civill
authority
for
some
urgent
or
weightie
occasions
neerely
and
deeply
concerning
the
welfare
of
the
whole
State
,
do
approue
thereof
)
appoynt
Beefe
or
Lambe
,
Bacon
or
Veale
to
be
used
in
stead
of
bread
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Sacrament
,
nor
Beare
,
Ale
,
Milke
,
or
Water
in
stead
of
Wine
(
the
fruit
of
the
vine
)
no
though
wee
hold
and
teach
the
doctrine
of
the
invisible
things
signified
never
so
soundly
and
zealously
,
and
free
all
the
poynts
thereof
from
Popish
Apostasie
,
or
other
humane
absurdity
.
And
may
any
pervert
the
order
of
delivering
or
receiving
these
unchangeable
signes
without
a
command
from
God
,
as
to
deliver
first
the
wine
and
then
the
bread
(
may
Christians
in
cases
of
extremity
conforme
to
such
a
Canon
?
)
or
to
vary
from
the
gesture
of
the
institution
either
in
forme
or
in
order
without
a
divine
warrant
?
hath
not
the
Lord
alwayes
reserved
this
honour
of
devising
all
the
parts
,
whether
actions
,
gestures
,
or
ceremonies
of
his
outward
worship
to
himselfe
?
And
though
hee
haue
given
many
high
prerogatiues
and
very
great
preferments
unto
his
deputies
and
vice
gerents
,
yet
hee
never
imparted
this
to
any
creature
,
but
was
alwayes
very
iealous
of
it
,
as
the
very
top
of
his
supremacie
:
yea
doe
they
not
by
a
direct
consequence
destroy
or
deny
this
essentiall
property
or
attribute
of
God
,
who
hold
and
teach
that
the
Magist●ate
and
Church
may
devise
the
visible
parts
,
or
actions
and
gestures
of
Gods
outward
worship
,
even
those
that
are
of
absolute
necessity
therein
(
as
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
is
?
)
is
not
this
the
very
proper
and
peculiar
obiect
of
his
burning
and
consuming
iealousie
?
Let
them
be
consumed
and
destroyed
then
that
herein
rise
up
against
him
.
Conformity
therefore
in
this
case
is
the
ready
way
to
destruction
.
It
is
obiected
,
that
the
whole
action
of
the
Sacrament
is
a
th●nksgiving
and
kneeling
(
being
the
fittest
gesture
for
thankesgiving
)
doth
best
beseeme
the
whole
action
,
and
therefore
also
this
particular
act
of
receiving
.
The
whole
action
cannot
be
said
properly
to
be
a
thanksgiving
though
it
may
be
safely
acknowledged
,
that
in
the
whole
action
,
and
every
part
thereof
there
is
thankesgiving
;
but
the
speciall
end
of
this
Sacrament
is
to
work
in
us
a
more
liuely
feeling
of
our
union
with
God
,
the
increase
whereof
he
conferres
in
this
Sacrament
,
and
onely
for
the
effecting
thereof
did
ordaine
it
:
and
howsoever
he
would
not
haue
his
Disciples
unthankfull
in
the
very
act
of
receiving
so
inestimable
a
blessing
,
yet
in
his
wisedom
(
which
is
sufficient
for
our
warrant
,
and
a
plaine
proofe
that
this
obiection
is
but
a
drugg
of
human
wisedom
)
he
consecrated
a
table
gesture
for
them
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
and
not
kneeling
or
any
other
gesture
proper
to
thanksgiving
.
I
confesse
,
to
be
unthankfull
is
to
be
unfaithfull
:
but
as
the
proper
time
for
preparation
goes
before
,
and
according
to
the
truth
and
measure
thereof
,
so
is
the
blessing
▪
so
the
fittest
time
for
thankesgiving
comes
after
the
act
of
receiving
the
benefit
and
blessing
:
and
according
to
the
truth
and
measure
thereof
,
so
is
the
true
comfort
and
spirituall
consolation
.
Let
the
practise
of
Christ
stop
the
mouth
of
babbling
●ence
and
iangling
reason
:
and
howsoever
in
respect
of
the
soule
these
duties
are
so
mixed
,
as
they
cannot
be
one
without
another
,
but
are
inseparably
united
,
yet
there
is
a
distinct
propriety
of
time
peculiar
to
every
one
of
them
:
the
sensible
manifestation
whereof
giues
true
denomination
to
the
proper
manner
of
their
seasonable
existence
and
visible
subsisting
.
Howsoever
therefore
the
soule
in
one
and
the
same
act
and
instant
,
can
heare
,
see
,
receiue
,
taste
,
and
be
thankfull
,
yet
cannot
the
body
possibly
in
one
and
the
same
act
and
instant
,
performe
and
use
proper
and
fit
gestures
to
manifest
and
expresse
the
same
:
and
if
it
could
,
yet
the
patterne
of
the
institution
proclaimes
silence
to
all
the
wit
and
learning
in
the
world
,
and
therefore
kneeling
cannot
bee
the
fittest
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
no
though
it
should
be
granted
that
the
whole
action
were
a
thankesgiving
.
Nothing
can
possibly
be
conioyned
or
united
further
,
or
in
any
other
manner
or
measure
then
the
nature
thereof
will
admit
.
As
therefore
you
most
iustly
and
religiously
refuse
conformity
to
the
reall
presence
either
by
transubstantiation
or
consubstantiation
,
because
the
nature
of
the
signes
cannot
possibly
admit
it
,
and
there
is
nothing
but
the
bare
opinions
,
and
Canons
or
precepts
of
men
to
warrant
it
?
euen
so
in
the
act
of
receaving
no
gesture
in
the
world
can
possibly
in
the
nature
thereof
hold
proportion
with
,
or
haue
relation
vnto
our
spirituall
coniunction
with
Christ
and
Communion
and
fellowship
with
the
Saints
,
in
the
pertaking
of
this
spirituall
meat
and
drinke
prepared
and
set
on
the
holy
table
in
this
divine
action
,
but
onely
a
table
gesture
,
and
therfore
wee
also
,
(
according
to
your
example
in
the
outward
substance
)
do
iustly
refuse
to
conforme
to
any
other
gesture
in
the
outward
Ceremonie
.
Reason
must
not
be
our
guide
in
matters
of
Religion
,
or
in
ceremonies
of
Religious
vse
in
the
publicke
worship
of
God
,
for
take
it
at
the
verie
best
,
without
passion
partialitie
or
preiudice
,
yea
excellently
quallified
with
learning
,
wisedom
and
experience
,
yet
is
it
starke
blinde
in
these
things
and
will
verily
misleade
vs
.
In
these
controversies
therefore
concerning
conformitie
wee
must
to
the
law
and
the
Testimonie
,
and
whatsoeuer
hath
not
warrant
there
from
,
by
Gods
owne
doom
hath
no
true
light
in
it
,
or
divine
warrant
for
it
,
but
black
darknes
abydes
vpon
it
for
euer
.
What
Angellical
transformation
soeuer
therefore
you
provide
for
your
significant
kneeling
,
you
see
from
whence
ir
comes
and
whither
it
goes
,
and
therefore
in
that
manner
as
it
is
vrged
,
we
dare
not
vpon
any
terms
or
with
any
limitation
conforme
vnto
it
.
The
coniunction
in
the
sacrament
is
not
sencible
,
but
meerly
misticall
,
spirituall
&
invisible
:
yet
as
the
signes
,
and
also
the
ceremonies
therein
(
not
by
nature
or
the
ordinance
and
wise
discretion
or
learned
pollicie
of
man
but
by
the
sole
institution
and
will
of
Iesus
Christ
)
haue
relation
to
the
things
signified
which
are
heavenly
and
spirituall
,
and
not
to
any
deuised
vnity
,
pretended
humility
,
or
manifestation
of
our
corporall
subiection
to
the
civil
magistracie
,
(
yea
to
brand
them
with
such
carnal
relations
or
worldly
significations
is
the
verie
high
way
to
Apostacie
)
euen
so
these
heavenly
and
spiritual
things
by
the
same
law
of
institution
,
haue
Relation
to
those
signs
onely
which
are
set
apart
by
Christ
,
and
not
to
any
other
;
yea
to
holde
that
they
either
haue
,
or
possibly
can
haue
relation
to
any
other
signes
either
deuised
by
man
;
or
not
ordained
by
God
for
this
verie
end
,
is
the
next
way
to
heresie
and
Atheisme
.
For
the
things
signified
and
the
things
signifiyng
(
either
in
the
act
of
geving
or
in
the
act
of
receaving
)
are
verely
vnited
by
this
mutuall
relation
or
relatiue
coniunction
,
which
no
mortall
power
can
ordeine
or
alter
,
he
that
hath
power
to
ordeine
the
relatiue
▪
onely
hath
power
to
ordeine
the
correlatiue
,
I
meane
he
that
hath
power
to
giue
the
spirituall
things
signified
,
onely
hath
power
to
ordein
sings
or
ceremonies
signifying
or
having
relation
therevnto
,
either
in
the
act
of
giuing
or
receving
.
For
mortall
power
therfore
to
ordaine
any
action
or
gesture
of
spiritual
signification
,
is
spirituall
adultery
,
and
most
grosse
abhomination
.
Either
proue
then
that
the
sign
or
Ceremonie
you
so
eagerly
presse
vs
vnto
,
is
in
this
verie
action
ordained
of
God
,
and
so
hath
a
promise
of
a
blessing
from
him
,
or
els
wee
dare
not
conforme
vnto
it
though
for
such
●efu●all
wee
receiue
nothing
but
Curses
from
you
.
As
the
elementall
signs
(
bread
and
wine
)
receiue
their
heauenly
vertue
and
spirituall
power
onely
from
Christ
,
and
now
differ
from
all
other
of
the
same
kind
being
truly
and
verely
changed
into
holy
and
diuine
foode
,
not
in
their
nature
and
substance
(
for
then
they
could
not
be
signs
if
they
were
changed
into
that
which
they
signified
)
but
in
their
vse
and
service
which
is
spirituall
(
and
such
a
change
no
other
creature
but
by
Christs
own
ordinance
can
possibly
admit
or
bee
capable
of
)
euen
so
the
ceremoniall
signs
or
gestures
in
the
act
of
giving
or
receiving
these
element●ll
signs
thus
spiritually
changed
,
do
differ
from
all
other
signes
or
gestures
whatsoeuer
,
&
haue
from
Christs
institution
a
heavenly
or
spirituall
power
conferd
vpon
them
,
which
no
other
gesture
can
possibly
be
capable
of
though
all
the
humane
power
in
the
world
bestow
all
their
craft
and
cunning
vpon
it
.
For
this
power
is
proper
onely
vnto
Christ
and
not
communicable
to
a
creature
,
yea
to
intimate
such
a
power
(
without
direct
warrant
from
the
worde
of
God
)
is
directly
to
band
themselues
and
to
assemble
together
against
the
Lord
and
against
his
Christ
.
Either
prooue
then
your
conformitie
to
be
warranted
by
Christ
,
or
els
this
banding
disposition
aff●ights
vs
from
giving
the
least
approbation
therevnto
.
They
that
admit
or
would
countenance
any
other
coniunction
,
in
,
by
,
with
,
or
vnder
the
elementall
signs
then
a
spirituall
,
must
of
necessity
contend
for
such
innovation
in
the
ceremoniall
signe
in
the
act
of
receiuing
,
as
may
hold
due
proportion
with
that
conceited
coniunction
of
their
owne
Imagination
.
And
hence
it
comes
to
passe
that
this
carnall
deuice
in
the
ceremonie
is
so
eagerly
pressed
and
readily
conformed
vnto
,
because
not
onely
the
ignorant
,
and
the
learned
who
are
profane
and
wicked
,
but
euen
the
godly
and
the
learned
that
are
holy
,
iudge
of
the
lawfullnes
thereof
by
carnall
sence
and
reason
,
and
not
by
the
rule
of
the
word
,
yea
I
would
be
hartily
glad
to
meet
with
one
good
and
sincere
argument
which
is
not
of
this
dissposition
,
yet
I
doe
confesse
I
haue
heard
of
many
burnished
with
the
glosse
of
humane
wisdome
and
accademicall
learning
,
which
makes
indeed
the
verie
drosse
of
nature
to
stroute
it selfe
out
because
it
glisters
,
and
so
looking
bigg
upon
the
matter
seems
to
very
many
like
the
verie
golden
truth
.
But
can
the
best
quallified
wisedom
of
the
world
savor
the
things
that
are
of
God
?
yea
are
not
the
things
which
him self
taught
and
vsed
or
ordained
for
the
spirituall
vses
of
his
Church
(
&
therefore
onely
spiritually
to
be
discerned
)
meere
folishnes
,
yea
verie
enmitie
vnto
nature
?
and
therefore
if
this
ceremonie
haue
not
a
diuine
warrant
how
dare
wee
conforme
unto
it
;
So
much
in
the
sacrament
of
the
Lords
supper
as
euery
one
sees
,
so
much
he
receiues
,
and
no
more
,
they
that
see
nothing
but
with
bodily
eies
,
or
perceiue
no
further
then
naturall
sence
and
wise
or
learned
Iudgment
giues
vnderstanding
.
Receaue
no
more
but
earthly
things
,
euen
the
elementall
signe
,
&
not
any
thing
that
is
heauenly
or
spirituall
,
to
make
them
the
more
holy
and
vertuous
,
and
any
gesture
or
ceremonie
whatsoeuer
,
and
whence
soeuer
it
comes
,
is
comely
and
decent
or
good
enough
for
such
a
peece
of
service
,
but
all
those
that
see
with
spirituall
eies
,
yea
they
onely
receaue
spirituall
things
,
and
they
dare
not
conforme
to
any
gesture
or
ceremonie
,
but
that
which
is
of
a
spirituall
or
holy
use
,
and
such
none
can
be
,
but
those
gestures
and
ceremonies
onely
,
which
are
ordained
by
our
holy
God
.
In
all
and
euery
one
of
which
(
being
faithfully
vsed
)
as
there
is
certeinly
and
infallibly
a
blessing
to
be
obtaind
,
so
whatsoeuer
of
religious
vse
is
known
not
to
be
ordained
by
God
,
but
onely
by
man
,
it
is
at
least
vtterly
voide
of
all
spirituall
blessing
,
if
not
filled
with
contrary
effects
,
and
therefore
not
in
any
respect
to
be
conformed
vnto
.
But
such
is
this
ceremony
and
therefore
vnlawfull
.
They
that
conforme
to
a
right
gesture
or
ceremonie
in
the
sacrament
,
and
want
the
inward
eye
,
mouth
,
and
hand
of
the
soule
,
receiue
onely
the
elements
with
Iudas
,
&
not
the
spirituall
things
signified
by
which
vnworthines
,
they
eate
and
drinke
their
owne
damnation
,
because
they
discern
not
the
Lords
body
though
they
truly
discerne
&
vse
the
Lords
gesture
,
&
wil
not
by
any
means
conforme
to
any
other
for
they
trample
vnder
foote
the
blood
of
Christ
,
as
an
unholy
thing
,
not
that
they
esteem
it
so
in
their
minde
(
for
this
trampling
is
inward
or
spirituall
)
but
where
faith
is
wanting
there
is
unworthy
partaking
,
and
faith
is
as
necessary
in
the
action
,
or
gesture
of
taking
,
as
in
the
act
it selfe
:
for
this
whole
action
of
the
sacrament
(
and
not
some
speciall
or
principall
parts
therin
)
is
the
evidence
or
seal
of
our
assurance
of
partaking
the
divine
mysteries
or
holy
things
signified
;
even
of
our
true
and
spirituall
communion
with
Christ
.
To
conforme
then
to
a
wrong
gesture
having
no
promise
of
any
blessing
,
cannot
be
an
action
of
faith
,
and
therefore
sin
.
Eating
and
Drinking
are
sacramentall
phrases
,
applying
that
to
the
soule
which
is
proper
to
the
body
,
but
doe
necessarily
imply
,
that
there
must
of
absolute
necessity
be
a
spirituall
eating
and
drinking
in
the
very
act
of
the
corporall
eating
,
or
els
no
benefit
or
spirituall
blessing
can
possibly
be
sealed
up
by
that
action
,
which
necessarily
inferres
that
such
a
gesture
is
onely
lawfull
in
this
action
,
as
in
the
nature
thereof
holds
proportion
with
eating
and
drinking
,
and
hath
relation
thereunto
,
which
onely
a
table
gesture
doth
,
and
therefore
was
selected
and
chosen
by
Christ
the
Lord
of
the
sacrament
,
and
sanctified
in
the
institution
,
and
so
not
onely
by
his
using
preferred
before
all
other
,
but
no
other
being
commanded
in
the
word
,
it
is
thereby
made
onely
usefull
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
and
no
other
to
be
conformed
unto
.
If
a
corporall
or
visible
and
locall
coniunction
(
which
yet
cannot
profit
the
soule
)
or
any
other
learned
device
of
the
spiritualtie
were
sufficient
to
bee
conceited
,
or
with
strong
imagination
to
be
beleeved
,
then
indeed
any
gesture
or
ceremony
of
carnall
devising
were
indifferent
or
good
enough
,
and
might
safely
be
conformed
unto
,
but
faith
being
invisible
,
lookes
(
according
to
the
nature
thereof
)
not
to
reason
and
sence
,
wisedom
and
discretion
,
or
other
like
humane
considerations
,
but
to
the
things
that
are
invisible
,
and
therefore
in
all
the
actions
and
ceremonies
of
Gods
worship
,
dare
onely
conforme
to
such
as
by
his
appointment
who
is
invisible
,
haue
an
inseparable
relation
(
by
his
divine
institution
)
to
the
invisible
things
signified
or
represented
,
yea
and
verily
exhibited
in
them
,
and
dare
not
conform
to
any
other
,
though
by
the
learned
Cleargie
the
same
relation
be
appointed
thereunto
.
Reason
and
Sence
even
in
Nicodemus
cry
mainly
out
,
How
can
this
be
?
It
is
impossible
.
And
in
others
,
Can
this
man
giue
us
his
flesh
?
This
is
a
hard
saying
,
who
can
choose
but
be
offended
at
it
?
So
also
in
Naaman
,
Why
should
not
the
rivers
of
Damascus
,
being
used
with
the
like
good
intention
and
purpose
,
be
as
full
of
vertue
to
wash
away
sin
or
leprosie
,
as
that
of
Iorden
,
it
is
but
an
idle
conceit
of
guiddy
heads
that
makes
this
difference
,
yea
what
good
argument
can
any
such
finde
out
,
that
is
able
to
assure
their
consciences
,
they
do
well
in
suffering
for
refusing
conformity
herein
?
Even
so
concerning
this
blessed
sacrament
,
some
cry
out
,
How
can
a
peece
of
bread
,
or
a
suppe
of
wine
nourish
my
soule
,
or
increase
my
faith
,
or
patience
,
humility
and
contentment
.
Others
(
which
is
a
branch
springing
from
the
same
root
)
with
open
mouth
exclaim
,
Why
should
not
all
gestures
in
the
act
of
receiving
be
alike
,
or
any
gesture
in
the
worship
of
God
,
(
though
deuised
by
man
)
be
indifferent
?
What
reason
can
bee
given
that
one
should
be
better
then
another
?
and
therefore
why
should
not
kneeling
be
as
good
as
the
table-gesture
?
Here
wisedom
,
learning
,
discretion
,
reason
,
and
experience
,
in
a
temperate
and
graue
modesty
,
lay
hand
upon
their
mouthes
,
and
for
peace
sake
,
in
this
case
of
extremity
,
by
silence
doe
subscribe
;
but
faith
knowes
full
well
(
as
a
thing
never
denied
,
unlesse
by
carnall
and
worldly
minded
persons
)
that
every
thing
is
therefore
onely
good
,
and
better
then
all
other
,
because
God
hath
commanded
it
,
and
that
nothing
can
possibly
be
of
good
or
holy
use
in
the
holy
worship
of
our
most
holy
God
,
but
that
onely
which
himselfe
hath
commanded
,
instituted
or
ordained
,
and
therefore
that
whatsoever
(
of
religious
use
in
his
service
)
is
not
in
the
word
directly
commanded
,
is
by
direct
consequence
by
the
same
word
forbidden
:
my
reason
is
,
because
every
action
of
Gods
worship
is
either
performed
in
obedience
or
disobedience
:
if
it
be
in
disobedience
,
though
in
a
case
of
extremity
and
danger
,
or
in
case
of
commodity
and
advantage
,
is
it
not
(
if
performed
against
our
knowledge
)
direct
rebellion
,
as
in
Saul
?
And
you
cannot
for
shame
say
,
that
your
conformity
is
obedience
,
unlesse
a
commandement
from
God
go
before
.
For
if
our
holy
intentions
and
good
considerations
and
purposes
,
or
zealous
devotions
,
could
make
our
devised
gestures
and
actions
in
Gods
service
,
works
of
obedience
;
which
of
all
the
Kings
of
Iuda
had
not
iust
cause
to
punish
and
kill
the
Prophets
for
reproving
them
for
their
inventions
,
which
had
as
many
good
intentions
as
any
in
these
dayes
can
haue
?
But
the
old
rule
holds
,
Whatsoever
is
not
done
in
faith
(
especially
in
actions
,
gestures
,
and
ceremonies
of
religious
use
)
is
sinne
.
If
then
you
bring
faith
to
make
triall
of
the
lawfulnesse
of
these
things
in
question
,
it
will
not
hearken
what
Canons
this
Convocation
made
,
nor
regard
what
that
Councell
decreed
,
or
what
such
a
State
commanded
,
or
such
reformed
Churches
practised
,
or
those
reverent
preachers
&
godly
people
conforme
unto
:
but
what
God
commands
,
or
what
saith
the
Lord
in
his
word
,
and
in
this
particular
controversie
,
faith
retires
to
the
institution
,
wherein
is
set
downe
upon
divine
record
what
the
Apostles
received
of
the
Lord
concerning
the
gesture
for
their
direction
in
laying
the
foundation
for
the
ceremony
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Sacrament
in
any
Church
whatsoever
:
yea
faith
dare
not
conforme
to
any
thing
of
divine
use
in
Gods
publicke
worshippe
,
without
Gods
direct
warrant
in
the
word
,
though
all
the
wise
and
learned
men
in
the
world
do
never
so
highly
commend
and
extoll
it
.
So
that
if
it
be
not
done
in
obedience
,
it
is
not
done
in
faith
:
and
then
you
will
confesse
it
is
sinne
,
and
then
you
know
we
may
not
conforme
unto
it
,
though
we
might
prevent
thereby
never
so
great
and
fearefull
mischiefes
,
and
procure
never
so
many
benefits
&
blessings
:
&
it
cannot
be
done
in
obedience
of
faith
unlesse
a
commandement
goe
before
(
for
looke
whom
you
obey
,
his
servants
you
are
:
)
that
therefore
cannot
be
Gods
divine
service
,
which
God
doth
not
by
his
divine
word
command
:
or
that
cannot
be
an
action
of
faith
which
is
not
commanded
by
the
word
?
and
every
action
of
religious
use
,
which
is
not
of
faith
is
expressely
forbidden
.
Try
your selues
therfore
whether
in
conforming
to
kneeling
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
Lords
holy
Supper
,
you
stand
in
the
faith
or
no
:
if
you
say
you
looke
to
God
,
and
haue
powred
out
your
soules
before
him
,
as
your
consciences
,
and
many
other
can
beare
you
witnesse
,
and
you
dare
appeale
to
him
how
deere
your
ministery
is
unto
you
,
and
how
loath
you
are
to
leaue
your
flockes
to
a
company
of
roaring
boyes
,
or
raging
beasts
,
&c.
I
answer
,
if
you
looke
to
God
,
then
you
must
look
to
him
in
his
word
:
(
for
else
whatsoever
you
intend
,
he
doth
not
intend
to
be
God
unto
you
)
if
you
haue
not
his
warrant
therein
,
you
do
not
looke
to
the
true
God
(
no
more
then
the
Barbarian
or
Turke
doth
)
but
do
make
a
very
Idoll
of
him
;
I
meane
,
our
God
doth
not
blesse
or
approue
of
any
thing
of
religious
use
in
his
worship
,
as
good
and
lawfull
to
bee
conformed
unto
,
but
onely
those
things
which
himselfe
requires
in
his
word
,
and
he
that
will
accept
of
any
thing
which
is
not
commanded
in
the
word
,
is
an
Idoll
,
and
not
the
true
God
:
for
all
things
concerning
him
or
his
worship
,
are
onely
made
known
to
his
Church
by
the
scriptures
,
and
the
Churches
never
erre
in
these
things
,
but
when
they
want
the
commandement
or
warrant
of
the
word
,
the
defect
whereof
all
the
learning
,
devotion
,
wisedom
,
authority
,
and
zeale
of
the
whole
world
cannot
supply
.
I
confesse
you
make
goodly
shewes
for
excusing
your
conformity
,
but
what
haue
you
sayd
,
or
what
can
you
pretend
,
which
Ieroboam
would
not
haue
accepted
at
the
hands
of
those
Priests
who
left
their
places
and
charges
,
because
they
would
not
conform
to
the
ceremonies
of
the
calues
?
And
if
it
be
lawfull
in
you
,
why
not
in
them
?
I
confesse
that
which
you
obiect
,
that
their
conformity
overthrew
the
very
substance
of
Gods
worship
,
but
not
that
(
you
will
not
say
)
which
was
inward
,
but
that
only
which
was
outward
,
and
which
is
required
in
the
second
commandement
:
for
the
doctrine
of
the
inward
substance
was
(
in
the
intention
of
that
provision
)
preserued
sound
,
but
the
forme
of
Gods
outward
worship
was
mainly
and
diversly
I
confesse
perverted
;
and
I
also
acknowledge
,
that
your
conformity
is
nothing
so
grosse
and
abhominable
as
theirs
,
yet
this
I
dare
say
and
testifie
,
that
it
is
of
the
same
nature
,
and
that
it
corrupts
and
perverts
this
part
of
Gods
worship
in
the
act
of
receiving
the
body
and
bloud
of
Christ
:
so
that
though
they
differ
,
and
differ
very
greatly
,
yet
it
is
onely
in
the
Species
,
and
not
in
the
Genus
.
Without
further
contention
therefore
let
us
bring
it
to
the
true
rule
.
Whence
doth
your
conformitie
come
?
It
is
a
matter
concerning
Gods
outward
worship
and
divine
service
,
and
so
appertaining
to
the
second
commandement
.
What
must
bee
the
cause
of
this
:
for
if
the
cause
be
good
,
the
effect
is
good
:
faith
is
the
cause
of
all
true
obedience
,
and
that
obedience
or
conformity
which
is
not
an
effect
of
faith
,
cannot
by
all
the
trickes
and
devises
in
the
world
,
ever
be
made
good
(
for
where
the
cause
is
,
there
is
the
effect
,
and
where
the
effect
is
,
there
is
the
cause
,
the
effect
can
never
bee
in
truth
,
whatsoever
is
conceited
or
pretended
,
where
the
cause
is
not
.
)
If
therefore
kneeling
as
it
is
urged
,
bee
an
effect
of
faith
,
then
haue
you
a
precept
&
a
promise
for
it
is
in
the
word
,
upon
which
your
faith
is
grounded
,
and
so
your
obedience
and
conformity
is
holy
:
but
if
it
bee
not
in
this
very
kinde
required
therein
,
it
cannot
possibly
be
an
effect
of
faith
:
and
therefore
set
the
best
face
you
can
upon
it
,
it
is
but
an
Idoll
of
mans
invention
,
and
therefore
conformitie
thereto
upon
what
pretence
,
or
in
what
case
of
extremity
soever
,
is
unlawfull
and
wicked
.
It
is
confessed
and
professed
publikly
by
some
of
you
that
the
magistrate
sins
greevously
in
requiring
this
conformity
.
but
yet
you
do
well
in
yeelding
thervnto
rather
then
to
suffer
such
a
world
of
inconveniences
,
which
you
wisely
&
carfully
foresee
wil
otherwise
fall
vpon
Church
&
Commonweale
.
Compare
your
case
with
former
times
,
Dauid
sinned
grevously
,
though
not
presumptuously
,
as
I
think
some
of
you
do
not
,
in
bringing
the
arke
from
Gibeah
,
in
a
new
Carte
,
this
Arke
or
outward
worke
(
the
glory
of
Israell
)
in
this
iorney
was
so
dangerously
shaken
by
the
oxen
(
at
the
threshing
floore
of
Ornan
as
if
Vzza
had
not
put
to
his
hand
it
was
like
to
haue
bin
broken
all
to
peeces
,
did
not
Vzza
commendably
therfore
in
putting
forth
his
hand
to
preuent
such
a
mischeif
;
is
not
this
your
very
argument
?
many
inseparable
euils
cleaue
to
this
consequence
,
he
was
not
stricken
for
touching
the
ark
,
for
that
the
Leuits
might
do
,
but
onely
for
the
manner
and
order
of
touching
it
,
being
in
a
cart
which
was
not
warranted
by
God
,
and
I
tell
you
the
best
and
most
learned
men
in
the
whole
world
are
but
as
oxen
,
and
put
the
Arke
of
Gods
word
into
the
most
temperate
Cart
of
their
newest
and
best
reformed
Invention
,
they
will
grieuouusly
shake
the
verie
substance
of
it
?
Seing
then
the
sacraments
and
whatsoeuer
is
sacramentall
(
as
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receaving
is
)
are
ordeined
not
by
man
but
by
God
,
not
for
any
worldly
,
carnall
or
civill
respects
as
to
testifie
our
obedience
to
the
magistrate
which
yet
I
confesse
must
most
cheerfully
be
manifested
,
but
meerly
and
properly
for
spirituall
vses
,
euen
to
nourish
our
soules
by
sealing
vp
unto
our
hearts
the
assurance
and
certeintie
of
the
couenant
of
grace
in
the
free
pardon
of
all
our
sins
through
the
sole
merit
of
the
most
pretious
blood
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
most
liuely
represented
,
and
truly
or
effectually
exhibited
to
every
faithfull
beleeuer
herein
?
let
vs
hold
fast
the
right
order
and
forme
of
administration
thereof
in
all
the
signs
elementall
or
ceremoniall
,
euen
in
all
the
actions
,
gestures
,
or
ceremonies
,
which
by
Christ
himself
in
the
first
administration
being
vsed
,
and
neuer
after
repealed
not
any
other
by
his
warrant
established
come
within
the
compasse
of
diuine
institution
?
Ieast
wittingly
,
though
wee
pretend
vnwillingly
conforming
to
the
alteration
of
the
signe
(
though
but
ceremoniall
)
wee
depriue
our selues
of
that
which
stands
in
relation
therevnto
(
which
is
substantiall
)
.
The
sacraments
with
all
the
essentiall
properties
therein
,
together
with
the
scepter
of
the
word
truely
administred
,
are
the
vndoubted
markes
or
proper
Cognizances
of
the
Churches
communion
both
with
Christ
the
head
,
&
with
all
the
saints
making
one
entire
misticall
body
;
and
by
these
they
may
be
known
?
where
these
are
,
is
a
true
Church
whosoeuer
say
to
the
contrary
.
Let
vs
therfore
preserue
not
some
fundamentall
partes
onely
but
all
things
of
essential
vse
herein
,
uncorrupted
and
vndefiled
,
euen
pure
and
vnspotted
,
and
therfore
neuer
conform
to
wordly
rudiments
,
carnall
innovation
,
&
human
invention
in
any
part
of
Gods
worship
lest
we
decline
from
our
first
loue
,
wherein
we
vowed
and
professed
to
haue
a
sincere
respect
not
to
some
principall
,
but
to
all
the
parts
of
Gods
worship
,
euen
to
all
his
commandements
,
and
so
shall
wee
rteaine
the
infallible
markes
of
the
true
Churches
of
Christ
vpon
vs
,
but
if
wee
forsake
the
gesture
or
ceremonie
of
the
purest
Church
that
euer
was
wherein
the
heavenliest
order
,
&
diuinest
decency
that
euer
was
vpon
the
earth
was
by
our
Lord
and
Sauiours
owne
presence
and
practise
in
the
institution
,
sanctified
and
proposed
for
all
succeeding
Churches
to
follow
for
euer
(
as
this
neuer
being
repealed
,
nor
any
other
approued
by
the
scriptures
doth
plainly
testifie
)
do
we
not
bespot
and
obscure
this
marke
of
our
visibilitie
,
especially
by
conforming
to
the
ceremonie
(
or
the
likenes
thereof
)
of
the
falsest
,
most
perfidious
,
bloodiest
and
most
Apostate
Church
that
euer
was
,
or
can
be
?
is
not
euery
thing
which
is
of
religious
vse
in
Gods
publicke
worship
being
without
warant
from
the
word
erronious
?
and
doth
not
error
in
any
one
part
,
though
but
in
the
ceremonie
,
prooue
a
direct
defect
in
the
whole
sacrament
,
being
an
entire
and
an
inseperable
action
?
if
therefore
we
wittingly
subscribe
to
the
lawfullnes
of
that
which
we
know
wee
are
defectiue
in
,
we
haue
no
promise
of
God
for
his
blessing
vpon
vs
in
our
so
doing
,
yea
the
very
hoping
of
mercie
in
such
a
case
(
I
meane
where
there
is
no
ground
for
it
in
the
word
but
onely
in
our
owne
intentions
)
is
a
main
cause
of
Apostacie
Atheisme
and
like
abominable
presumptions
.
Rytes
and
signes
of
religious
vse
in
the
publike
worship
of
God
,
which
are
not
ordained
by
him
to
be
seales
(
for
as
all
the
parts
of
the
seale
make
but
one
seale
,
so
euery
part
not
being
deuided
may
truly
be
said
to
be
the
seale
)
of
his
covenant
and
instruments
of
his
grace
,
are
not
the
true
marks
of
the
true
Church
,
though
the
true
Church
vse
them
to
that
very
intent
,
and
indowe
them
with
the
verie
same
properties
and
intentions
:
for
none
can
ordain
a
sign
in
Gods
worship
,
(
whethere
actions
,
gestures
,
or
any
kinde
of
ceremonie
of
holy
or
religious
signification
,
which
indeed
are
peculiar
marks
of
Cognisances
)
but
he
onely
that
is
able
to
giue
that
spirituall
grace
or
heavenly
&
invisible
blessing
which
is
represented
therein
,
or
signified
thereby
.
Seing
then
the
holy
gesture
in
the
act
of
receauing
the
most
pretious
body
and
blood
of
our
Lord
Iesus
sacramentally
,
is
on
all
sides
confessed
to
be
significant
(
and
a
part
of
the
individuall
seale
,
it
cannot
be
denied
,
that
none
(
of
what
condition
of
quallitie
soeuer
)
may
ordaine
it
,
but
hee
onely
who
is
able
to
giue
the
thing
signified
or
receaved
thereby
.
If
then
kneeling
in
this
very
kinde
,
manner
,
&
order
as
it
is
vrged
,
be
not
ordained
by
the
Lord
and
yet
haue
a
spirituall
signification
(
as
all
men
agree
)
though
all
the
wisdom
of
the
world
labor
to
grace
it
with
all
the
complements
,
than
art
,
wit
and
learning
,
or
authority
can
possibly
conferre
vpon
it
,
wee
may
not
conforme
vnto
it
,
neither
is
it
a
marke
or
seale
of
the
true
Church
but
a
blot
and
staine
thereof
,
for
the
precept
and
promise
of
Christ
haue
no
relation
therevnto
,
but
onely
to
those
gestuers
and
other
ceremonies
in
his
worship
which
himselfe
hath
ordained
,
and
therefore
no
other
may
be
with
safety
of
conscience
conformed
vnto
.
Nothing
,
of
religious
vse
but
what
is
of
divine
institution
,
can
be
holy
,
and
all
such
are
holy
to
the
beleeuer
though
wicked
persons
administer
them
,
or
be
pertakers
of
them
,
but
if
God
haue
not
ordained
it
to
be
of
religious
vse
,
in
that
very
manner
and
order
of
his
worship
,
it
is
profane
to
the
beleeuing
receiuer
,
though
the
holiest
men
in
the
world
administer
it
,
and
approoue
thereof
,
for
therefore
onely
is
any
thing
in
divine
service
Gods
instrument
,
because
he
hath
ordained
it
so
to
be
,
whether
it
be
a
ceremony
of
p●aier
or
of
praise
,
of
receiving
a
blessing
or
shewing
thankfulnes
for
the
same
,
whether
it
be
of
humiliation
or
of
ioyfulnes
,
or
whatsoeuer
is
aimed
at
therein
,
there
is
no
blessing
to
be
obtained
where
none
is
promised
,
for
if
God
had
appointed
the
forme
of
the
altar
of
Damascus
,
it
had
beene
as
good
and
holy
as
that
at
Ierusalem
,
they
were
both
altars
and
the
same
sacrifices
to
the
same
God
offered
thereon
,
yet
differing
in
the
very
forme
,
made
the
whole
worship
abominable
:
therefore
those
who
dare
so
confidently
affirm
that
God
will
blesse
our
conformity
to
ceremoniall
signs
being
some
in
matter
,
some
in
manner
of
mans
meere
deuising
,
is
directly
with
the
grossest
idolators
to
adiure
the
holy
ghost
to
sanctify
or
make
of
holy
vse
our
,
owne
carnall
deuises
,
because
wee
aime
at
nothing
but
deuotion
therein
,
is
not
this
to
goe
a
whoring
after
our
owne
Inventions
?
The
end
of
all
Gods
ordinances
is
to
vnite
vs
to
himselfe
,
not
carnally
,
locally
ot
naturally
,
but
spiritually
,
mystically
,
sacramentally
or
holily
,
after
the
manner
of
contracts
or
covenants
.
What
beleeving
heart
then
dare
conform
to
any
essentiall
Ryte
in
this
holy
sacrament
(
a
most
speciall
and
effectuall
instrument
of
increasing
our
assurance
of
this
our
spirituall
vnion
with
God
through
Christ
)
which
is
not
commanded
or
warranted
by
the
scriptures
?
may
mortall
men
,
yea
or
Angels
of
heaven
ordain
any
thing
to
be
done
in
remembrance
of
Christ
(
and
without
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
this
whole
action
of
his
remembrance
vanisheth
)
or
to
put
vs
in
mind
of
what
he
hath
done
for
vs
,
or
to
vnite
and
knit
vs
more
firmely
vnto
him
,
doth
not
the
opening
of
this
gap
in
the
gesture
,
approue
of
,
and
(
not
whisperingly
)
recall
(
alwaies
provided
that
a
Canon
wash
and
wype
away
their
superstition
and
Idolatry
)
all
those
fleshly
and
carnall
abhominations
,
which
our
forefathers
and
Churches
,
both
Princes
and
people
,
haue
cast
out
as
the
notorious
workes
of
that
infamous
Beast
?
Is
conformity
then
to
this
humane
devices
in
the
gesture
,
the
very
best
way
you
can
devise
to
preserue
the
Churches
from
utter
ruine
?
Are
carnall
inventions
,
I
say
,
in
this
cleare
light
of
the
Gospell
,
the
very
best
course
to
preserue
holy
Assemblies
and
Ecclesiasticall
Ministery
?
will
God
else
quite
forget
to
be
gracious
?
Doth
the
moisture
hereof
onely
preserue
his
hand
(
of
helpe
and
power
)
from
withring
and
his
arme
of
protection
from
being
shortened
,
do
you
verely
beleeve
indeed
,
that
as
the
case
doth
stand
,
conformity
to
the
liknes
of
Idolatrous
&
vncleane
ceremonies
will
distinguish
vs
from
Idolatrous
&
vnclean
persons
,
and
are
your
consciences
perswaded
that
this
plaine
&
apparant
difference
,
and
direct
and
wilful
dissenting
from
Christ
and
his
Apostles
in
the
ceremonie
of
the
acte
in
receaving
(
so
long
as
we
holde
the
doctrine
of
the
inward
substance
sounde
;
and
free
it
in
teaching
from
fundamentall
corruption
)
hauing
no
warrant
from
scripture
but
only
from
sence
,
and
so
conforming
to
a
gesture
which
hath
beene
allwaies
not
in
some
but
in
all
true
Churches
of
ill
reporte
will
this
course
I
say
giue
sound
testimonie
of
our
vnion
with
Christ
as
our
head
,
and
with
all
reformed
Churches
as
fellow
members
?
haue
you
warrant
from
the
words
of
eternall
life
for
this
perswasion
,
or
is
it
but
a
conceite
of
your
owne
imagination
arysing
from
an
honest
affection
to
continue
your
ministery
and
to
do
good
to
your
people
?
I
beseech
you
consider
what
is
the
true
obiect
of
your
faith
in
this
choice
which
you
haue
so
considera●ly
made
?
for
if
faith
doe
not
guide
you
heerein
you
haue
done
an
abominable
thing
,
and
to
ground
faith
on
any
thing
but
onely
the
worde
of
God
,
is
at
best
erronius
,
but
wittingly
persisted
in
,
is
Idolatrous
,
wil
vtrum
horum
or
in
a
case
of
superior
reason
satisfie
in
this
case
,
and
testifie
for
you
that
you
are
not
gone
from
the
truth
in
this
conformity
,
because
you
once
were
for
it
?
search
the
scriptures
you
were
best
,
and
if
you
finde
no
good
warrant
there
,
repent
and
returne
,
for
els
you
cannot
rest
here
,
but
do
the
best
you
can
you
shall
decline
more
and
more
.
Remember
Demas
.
There
haue
been
indeed
signes
or
sacraments
,
and
ceremonies
of
religious
use
in
the
publicke
worship
of
God
,
which
were
variable
and
not
perpetuall
,
but
differed
from
the
first
institution
,
and
came
in
and
went
out
as
the
times
and
occasions
of
the
Church
required
,
as
the
rocke
was
called
Christ
,
the
sea
Baptisme
,
the
brazen
serpent
was
a
figure
also
of
him
,
and
divers
other
,
as
Manna
and
the
Rocke
,
but
was
it
ever
heard
(
unlesse
in
the
mouthes
of
false
teachers
)
that
the
Churches
ought
to
conforme
to
any
sacraments
,
either
ordinary
or
extraordinary
,
or
to
any
such
significant
Rite
or
ceremony
as
the
questioned
gesture
is
,
which
are
not
expressely
grounded
on
the
word
of
God
?
but
as
it
ever
was
no
great
or
strange
thing
that
the
Ministers
of
the
Divell
should
transforme
themselues
,
and
by
their
teaching
many
fundamentall
truthes
,
and
by
many
pleasing
passages
of
their
life
,
deceiue
the
world
;
yea
and
notwithstanding
their
abhominable
workes
,
and
most
damnable
hypocrisie
,
yet
be
reputed
and
taken
for
the
Ministers
of
Righteousnesse
(
being
growne
so
absolute
in
the
trade
of
Deceitfulnesse
:
)
even
so
let
it
not
seem
any
wonder
that
men
of
your
parts
and
gifts
having
changed
your
mindes
,
do
labour
to
transform
the
traditions
of
men
,
and
ceremonies
or
rudiments
of
the
world
into
the
very
likenesse
of
the
ordinances
of
Jesus
Christ
:
for
whosoever
liues
shall
see
greater
things
then
these
breake
forth
in
you
.
But
as
nothing
in
the
worship
of
God
can
possibly
profit
,
unlesse
it
be
mixed
with
true
faith
,
so
it
is
utterly
impossible
that
iustifying
faith
should
upon
any
tearmes
,
or
in
any
respect
bee
mixed
with
any
thing
in
the
service
or
worship
of
God
,
which
is
not
grounded
on
the
word
of
God
;
if
then
your
contentious
gesture
be
not
in
that
very
manner
and
order
as
it
is
urged
,
warranted
by
the
word
of
God
,
it
is
not
,
neither
possibly
can
bee
of
faith
,
and
therefore
may
not
for
prevention
of
the
greatest
mischiefe
in
the
world
,
bee
conformed
unto
:
for
we
may
not
do
the
least
evill
,
though
the
greatest
good
that
could
be
wished
,
would
come
to
the
Church
thereby
.
Some
please
themselues
with
a
conceited
evasion
from
the
phrase
of
Supper
,
earnestly
contending
that
we
are
no
more
tied
to
Christs
gesture
,
then
to
Christs
supper
,
which
I
willingly
grant
to
be
very
true
,
even
that
we
are
bound
to
both
alike
;
but
yet
let
them
also
be
pleased
to
understand
,
that
the
purpose
of
the
Holy
Ghost
is
not
by
this
sacramentall
phrase
to
set
forth
the
fittest
time
(
in
the
peaceable
condition
of
the
Church
)
for
the
administration
of
this
Sacrament
,
which
being
to
succeed
and
come
in
the
roome
of
the
passover
,
was
(
as
I
may
safely
say
)
by
a
casuall
necessity
inforced
to
attend
the
evening
(
or
Supper
)
passover
,
but
to
expresse
for
ever
to
all
the
Churches
of
Christ
,
that
this
sacrament
is
the
solemne
&
great
feast
of
the
Lord
IEHOVAH
,
wherein
he
keepes
open
house
,
and
sets
forth
his
rich
loue
,
exceeding
bounty
,
and
admirable
greatnesse
,
yea
immeasurable
goodnesse
,
by
the
surpassing
excellency
of
his
all-sufficient
provision
,
and
by
the
hearty
welcome
,
loving
countenance
,
kinde
and
familiar
entertainment
of
his
beloved
guests
,
who
are
invited
to
his
owne
table
,
not
as
strangers
,
or
by
way
of
curtesie
,
or
to
shew
his
magnificence
and
bounty
,
but
as
his
deerest
and
most
respected
friends
,
to
whom
onely
he
admits
this
particular
and
speciall
familiarity
;
must
not
therefore
of
necessity
(
I
speake
but
by
the
way
)
their
gesture
in
this
action
hold
correspondencie
with
,
and
haue
relation
unto
a
feast
,
and
to
a
table
,
and
to
beloved
friends
,
of
whose
hearty
welcome
this
whole
action
(
whereof
the
gesture
is
a
part
)
is
a
most
certaine
assurance
.
Yet
the
word
Supper
is
not
put
in
at
random
,
or
accedentally
,
but
purposely
and
for
speciall
instruction
,
to
teach
the
Church
for
ever
,
that
as
usually
their
greatest
and
most
solemne
sumptuous
feasts
,
wherein
they
desired
to
expresse
and
manifest
the
superabundance
of
their
loue
,
and
entire
good
will
,
were
not
at
dinners
but
at
suppers
:
so
this
great
feast
or
supper
of
the
Lord
doth
affoord
to
every
worthy
partaker
a
most
plentifull
and
abundant
increase
of
all
those
graces
and
heavenly
comforts
,
which
are
formerly
or
elsewhere
obtained
by
any
other
of
Gods
ordinances
whatsoever
:
and
that
there
is
no
where
the
like
provision
to
be
sound
againe
(
for
even
aske
the
father
what
you
can
,
here
it
is
to
be
had
)
he
that
neglects
this
,
must
never
looke
for
the
like
againe
any
where
else
.
Now
I
beseech
you
(
I
meane
those
that
stand
so
much
upon
sence
and
reason
)
consider
whether
it
be
not
very
high
,
yea
intollerable
presumption
for
any
invitant
to
thinke
any
thing
wanting
in
this
princely
feast
of
this
King
of
eternall
glory
,
and
so
to
take
upon
him
either
to
ad
matter
of
substance
,
or
ornament
,
or
order
;
&
having
seen
the
carriage
and
gesture
of
the
kings
owne
person
,
and
of
all
his
most
honourable
guests
,
yet
in
a
conceit
of
his
owne
wisedom
,
learning
,
and
experience
(
having
perhaps
been
a
farre
traveller
)
undertakes
to
set
downe
a
more
seemly
and
decent
ceremony
for
the
gesture
or
behaviour
of
the
guests
,
then
then
the
Lord
himselfe
by
his
owne
presence
approved
and
appointed
:
dare
wee
conforme
to
the
practise
of
such
a
device
as
lawful
,
&
good
,
especially
being
very
like
the
behauiour
of
the
most
mortall
and
deadly
enemy
that
the
King
hath
?
Your
conformitie
therefore
may
bee
farre
fetcht
and
deere
bought
,
but
yet
not
good
for
Lord
nor
Lady
,
nor
any
Invitant
,
at
this
heavenly
banquet
.
Whatsoever
of
essenciall
necessity
was
in
the
first
institution
,
&
no
alteration
therof
is
in
the
word
of
God
recorded
,
nor
any
varying
therefrom
warranted
,
or
so
much
as
mentioned
,
must
needs
be
for
imitation
:
yea
the
approbation
therof
by
Christ
our
Lord
,
is
not
onely
a
sufficient
warrant
for
the
lawfulnes
,
holines
,
or
decencie
and
goodnesse
thereof
,
but
a
direct
binding
precept
to
use
it
,
yea
it
onely
,
and
a
plaine
prohibition
for
ever
,
upon
any
occasion
or
condition
whatsoever
,
to
conforme
to
any
other
.
For
as
Christ
his
using
it
made
it
holy
and
good
,
so
none
but
hee
onely
can
either
make
it
unseemly
,
or
any
other
gesture
lawfull
or
comely
.
Consider
therefore
,
yet
not
by
reason
and
sence
(
for
they
though
never
so
wise
and
learned
,
are
but
blind
Iudges
in
matters
of
Religion
)
but
by
the
unerring
iudgement
of
true
faith
,
(
which
begins
where
these
end
)
whether
any
gesture
can
beseeme
a
guest
,
a
friend
,
a
familiar
,
yea
a
sonne
or
daughter
of
yeares
and
good
understanding
,
at
the
Table
and
feast
,
yea
at
the
great
supper
(
of
the
immortall
King
indeed
,
but
yet
)
of
our
deere
,
loving
,
and
well
pleased
Father
,
so
well
as
a
table
gesture
,
being
not
onely
directly
intimated
in
these
mysticall
phrases
of
significant
vse
,
viz.
Feast
,
Supper
,
Table
,
Communion
,
and
the
like
,
but
purposely
also
recorded
to
be
the
practise
of
Christ
,
and
of
all
his
Apostles
in
the
institution
,
and
never
altered
or
questioned
,
till
the
manifest
declaration
of
Antichrist
,
which
was
many
hundred
yeares
after
,
who
indeed
by
solemne
decree
or
canon
,
did
ordain
that
a
table
gesture
should
be
left
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
and
having
set
up
another
Christ
in
his
breaden
devise
,
he
appoints
kneeling
in
the
stead
thereof
to
bee
onely
conformed
unto
.
Now
as
Christ
his
using
that
gesture
(
the
word
no
where
commanding
any
other
)
is
a
divine
warrant
for
the
goodnes
thereof
:
so
Antichrists
ordaining
this
(
and
the
word
of
God
not
commanding
it
)
is
a
divine
prohibition
,
never
in
the
worship
of
God
to
conforme
unto
it
upon
any
tearmes
,
or
in
any
case
whatsoever
.
Wee
do
not
conforme
to
the
blessed
Apostles
Paul
or
Peter
,
or
to
our
most
godly
and
learned
pastors
,
in
vsing
a
table
gesture
,
but
onely
followe
them
because
they
follow
Christ
,
whose
most
holy
and
vnerring
practise
)
not
any
where
in
all
the
scripture
altered
)
we
hold
to
be
his
expresse
will
,
and
directly
contained
in
his
commandement
,
Doe
this
,
wherein
he
left
it
not
to
the
discretion
of
the
Apostles
or
their
successors
,
to
dispose
of
the
gesture
,
as
times
or
occasions
should
require
,
but
to
prevent
al
colour
of
innouation
(
which
he
ful
well
foresaw
matchlesse
Ambition
would
audaciously
presume
to
bring
in
,
&
Machiuillian
pollicie
would
arrogantly
contend
to
continue
)
he
purposely
administred
this
sacrament
first
himself
both
in
the
elements
and
gesture
,
that
(
as
to
the
verie
best
and
moste
vnreproueable
president
,
in
all
controuersies
about
this
or
any
other
ceremonie
herein
)
the
Churches
might
retire
and
haue
recourse
,
still
to
his
owne
practise
for
their
safe
direction
and
full
satisfaction
,
for
euer
,
so
that
as
in
matter
of
doctrine
you
do
most
worthely
answer
the
papists
,
with
Thus
saith
the
Lord
'
,
or
the
Lord
neuer
required
this
,
so
we
say
to
you
in
the
ceremonie
,
thus
did
our
Lord
,
he
vsed
a
table
gesture
,
&
there
is
no
mention
in
the
scripture
that
euer
kneeling
in
the
act
of
receiving
was
vsed
,
therefore
seeing
,
Non
fuit
sic
ab
initio
,
wee
dare
not
with
any
limitation
or
fauorable
construction
conforme
vnto
it
,
It
was
not
nowe
a
time
in
the
act
of
institution
,
to
vse
gestures
at
randome
,
or
ceremonies
of
indifferencie
,
but
only
that
which
is
primarily
or
principally
,
and
therfore
(
vnlesse
himself
giue
warrant
to
the
contrary
)
perpetually
necessary
,
for
euen
now
was
he
to
set
vpon
the
greatest
worke
that
euer
he
did
.
Hath
he
then
at
this
verie
time
,
by
his
owne
personall
practise
,
bequeathed
to
all
his
Churches
for
ever
(
in
this
leagacie
of
his
infinite
,
eternall
and
incomprehensible
loue
)
the
ceremoniall
signe
of
a
table
gesture
?
where
is
then
the
faith
and
vnderstanding
of
these
learned
scribes
,
and
the
deepe
wisdom
of
these
great
disputers
become
,
who
reuerently
lapping
vp
the
table
gesture
in
a
faire
white
Cloth
,
cast
it
aside
into
a
corner
of
their
vestrie
(
that
if
it
euer
come
in
request
againe
,
they
know
where
to
fetch
it
)
and
most
eagerly
contend
for
kneeling
in
the
stead
thereof
,
which
in
the
act
of
receaving
this
blessed
sacrament
was
neuer
approoued
of
in
any
Catholike
Church
thorow
the
whole
world
,
till
the
darknes
of
the
grossest
Idolatry
that
euer
was
,
or
can
be
,
had
brought
confusion
into
the
whole
publicke
worship
and
service
of
God
through
the
Ambitious
Tyranny
,
of
that
man
of
sin
,
yet
doe
I
not
by
any
means
inferre
,
that
those
who
being
ignorant
of
the
abhomination
that
lies
lurking
in
this
very
gesture
,
and
being
therefore
perswaded
of
the
indifferency
or
lawfulnesse
thereof
,
do
conform
thereto
,
doe
not
also
receiue
comfortably
and
effectually
by
the
hands
of
faith
,
the
very
things
themselues
which
are
signified
;
onely
I
hold
it
a
sin
of
their
ignorance
(
which
God
regardeth
not
)
and
therfore
beseech
them
better
to
consider
of
it
hereafter
,
seeing
the
table
gesture
had
been
indifferent
,
yea
unseemly
,
yet
the
practise
of
Christ
in
the
institution
,
using
onely
it
and
no
other
,
makes
it
now
most
decent
,
and
without
all
exception
,
yea
onely
to
be
conformed
unto
before
all
other
,
unlesse
a
divine
warrant
can
bee
brought
to
the
contrary
.
Suppose
that
all
gestures
in
the
act
of
receiving
were
indifferent
,
Christ
he
makes
choyce
of
a
table
gesture
,
and
so
by
his
very
using
it
,
sanctifies
it
,
and
makes
it
of
holy
use
:
Antichrist
he
mislikes
it
,
and
takes
up
in
the
stead
thereof
kneeling
,
and
by
his
very
using
of
it
profanes
it
,
and
makes
it
uncleane
;
for
he
being
the
greatest
Idolater
that
ever
was
,
appropriated
it
ro
the
grossest
Idolatry
that
ever
was
.
Now
I
beseech
all
you
that
are
indifferent
,
utrum
horum
?
Did
CHRIST
our
Lord
blesse
the
whole
action
,
or
some
principall
partes
thereof
onely
?
Consider
therefore
not
by
naturall
reason
,
but
by
the
eye
of
supernaturall
aith
,
how
far
this
precept
,
Do
this
,
extends
,
whether
to
the
whole
action
of
the
sacrament
or
to
the
elemetall
signes
onely
;
or
if
so
be
,
to
some
of
the
ceremoniall
signs
,
as
setting
aparte
,
breaking
,
powring
out
,
and
giving
,
why
not
to
the
rest
also
in
taking
or
receaving
?
or
if
to
some
of
them
as
to
the
considerate
beholding
or
looking
on
,
reuerent
taking
,
cheerful
eating
and
comfortable
drinking
,
why
not
to
the
very
gesture
also
;
or
if
you
cannot
but
grant
,
that
a
gesture
,
or
some
gesture
is
included
within
the
compasse
of
this
precept
,
why
then
not
that
gesture
which
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
vsed
at
the
very
time
of
geving
this
precept
,
rather
then
that
(
or
the
similitude
thereof
)
which
that
man
of
sin
the
verie
child
of
perdition
invented
and
ordeined
,
for
this
is
a
most
undoubted
truth
,
looke
how
farre
the
commaundement
extends
,
so
farre
doth
the
blessing
of
the
commander
euen
of
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
extend
,
and
no
further
.
Therefore
whatsoeuer
in
the
same
sacrament
you
haue
not
a
commandement
for
(
and
is
of
necessary
vse
therein
)
you
haue
no
promise
from
Christ
for
his
blessing
thereon
,
dare
wee
then
conforme
to
a
gesture
which
the
Lord
hath
not
promised
to
blesse
,
yea
which
being
not
warranted
by
his
word
he
will
verely
curse
and
bring
contempt
vpon
though
all
the
world
blesse
it
;
I
confesse
the
table
gesture
doth
not
so
liuely
expresse
and
call
to
remembrance
the
death
of
Christ
,
his
torments
and
breaking
of
his
body
,
his
greevous
passion
and
sheading
of
his
most
pretious
bloud
,
as
some
other
ceremoniall
signes
do
,
for
which
cause
it
was
not
ordained
to
that
end
,
and
the
breaking
of
the
bread
and
powering
out
of
the
wyne
,
were
appointed
as
perfectly
sufficient
for
that
purpose
and
vse
,
but
no
other
gesture
in
the
world
can
possibly
so
liuely
expresse
our
communion
with
Christ
our
Lord
through
our
assured
pettaking
truely
and
really
the
verie
things
themselues
and
the
whole
merit
thereof
,
which
spiritually
are
represented
and
exhibited
to
euery
faithfull
receauer
in
the
visible
elements
,
assuring
vs
that
they
are
as
verely
ours
as
if
wee
had
done
,
and
suffered
the
same
things
our selues
,
which
are
herein
called
to
our
remembrance
.
Let
not
conformity
therefore
to
any
other
gesture
intimate
a
grevous
indiscretion
in
Christ
,
either
in
leauing
this
waightie
matter
vncerteine
,
and
to
be
varied
according
to
the
humors
of
times
,
or
if
making
it
certeine
,
then
in
choosing
,
and
so
causing
,
all
his
Apostles
(
representing
all
the
communicants
to
the
end
of
the
world
)
to
conforme
to
a
gesture
in
the
act
of
receaving
nothing
so
de●rnt
and
seemly
as
that
which
Antichrist
ordained
,
especially
nothing
so
comely
and
significant
as
the
similitude
thereof
,
which
others
hauing
purged
,
haue
also
canonized
.
In
the
institution
of
this
holy
sacrament
there
was
nothing
vsed
or
approued
by
our
blessed
Lord
,
but
what
was
holy
&
necessary
,
and
neuer
being
by
him
repealed
,
is
still
most
pretious
.
Let
all
that
loue
him
labour
to
keepe
it
from
the
vile
,
and
neuer
conforme
to
any
humane
deuise
in
the
stead
thereof
,
which
all
the
canons
of
all
the
learned
men
in
the
world
cannot
possibly
make
a
holy
or
pretious
vse
.
It
is
necessary
for
al
that
desire
to
be
saued
or
to
haue
(
by
worthy
pertaking
this
sacrament
)
assurance
of
falvation
,
to
haue
good
assurance
for
their
certeine
perswasion
in
these
things
,
whom
therefore
in
al
hearty
humility
pray
and
beseech
,
that
they
labor
and
striue
to
get
the
wedding
garment
,
and
it
will
quickly
teach
them
the
supper
gesture
.
Revel.
14
▪
3.
And
they
sang
as
it
were
a
new
song
before
the
throne
and
before
the
fowre
beasts
and
the
Elders
,
and
no
man
could
learne
that
song
but
the
hundred
forty
and
fowre
thouand
which
were
bought
from
the
earth
.
Verse
.
4.
These
are
they
which
are
not
defiled
with
woemen
for
they
are
Virgins
,
these
follow
the
Lamb
whither
soeuer
he
goeth
,
these
are
bought
from
men
,
being
the
first
fruits
vnto
God
,
and
vnto
the
Lamb.
Verse
.
5.
And
in
their
mouth
was
found
no
guile
for
they
are
without
spot
before
the
throne
of
God
.
Ezek.
16.
2.
Sonne
of
man
,
cause
Ierusalem
to
knowe
her
abominations
.
Ps.
64.
2.
3.
Hide
me
from
the
conspiracie
of
the
wicked
,
and
from
the
rage
of
the
workers
of
iniquity
which
haue
whet
their
tongue
like
a
sword
,
and
shoote
for
their
arrowes
bitter
words
.
Hebr
,
2.
8.
Thou
hast
put
all
things
in
subiection
vnder
him
,
and
left
nothing
that
should
not
bee
subiect
to
him
.
Epes
.
1.
22.
FINIS
.