A09365:769
The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience
The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three books: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundry places, and the other two annexed. Taught and delivered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his own briefs, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolved; another of the principal texts of Scripture which are either explained, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1606Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1606
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The second Circumstance, is the Gesture. 1Concerning which it is demanded, what kind of gesture is to be used in prayer? whether kneeling, standing, sitting, or the holding up the hands, or head to heaven, or bowing the body to the earth?
The second Circumstance, is the Gesture. 1Concerning which it is demanded, what kind of gesture is to be vsed in praier? whether kneeling, standing, sitting, or the holding vp the hands, or head to heauen, or bowing the body to the earth?
- 1Of Gesture in prayer.
Answ. God in his word hath not prescribed any particular gesture of the body: and therefore our consciences are not bound to any in particular. Besides that, Religion stands not properly in bodily actions, and gestures. Yet touching gesture, the word of God gives certain general rules to be observed in prayers, both public and private.
Answ. God in his word hath not prescribed any particular gesture of the body: and therfore our consciences are not bound to any in particular. Besides that, Religion stands not properly in bodily actions, and gestures. Yet touching gesture, the word of God giues certaine generall rules to be obserued in prayers, both publicke and priuate.
In Public prayer, these rules of Gesture are prescribed. First, when public prayer is made in the congregation, our gesture must always be comely, modest, & decent. Secondly, all gesture used publicly, must serve to express, as much as may be, the inward humility of the hart without hypocrisy. Now these kinds are manifold. Some concern the whole body, as the bowing thereof, the casting of it down upon the ground; some again concern the parts of the body, as lifting up of the head, the eyes, the hands, bowing the knees, &c. Touching these, the scripture