first, that they should neither stand, nor sit upright, but lie along upon beds, to signify their present security, that eat it at leisure, not in haste, as at the first; secondly, that the Master of the feast in the end of the Supper, should take a loaf and break it, and bless, & them distribute to all those that were present, and also should take Wine, and bless, and distribute to all that were present; thirdly, to wash their feet in that supper; fourthly, to sing an Hymn (with some others.) Now our Saviour Christ did use all these rites, and from one of them, took occasion to institute his last Supper our holy Sacrament; and yet none of all these is prescribed or mentioned in the Law, but rather the seeming contrary, an eating in haste with staves in their hands. So Neh. 5.13. when that holy man pronounced the curse against exactors (in the making of a solemn covenant that they should cease their extortion) he shook his lap, and said; So let God shake him that doth not perform this covenant, out of his house and labour. No manner of precept for this sign and solemnity in pronouncing a curse: yet doubtless it was lawful. So Nehem. 11.27. He ordained a solemn dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, and performed it with solemn Procession, of two ⟨p. 17⟩troops of the holy Musicians with their Instruments, going one troop one way, the other another, and meeting both in the Temple. Surely no such thing was appointed in the Law, yet no man blamed this as a sin. So David in removing the Ark, used divers solemnities: for himself followed, clothed in a linen Ephod, all the Musician attended also, clothed in linen Ephods; and when the Levites that bare the Ark, had gone six paces, he offered Oxen and Fatlings, even seven Bullocks, and seven Lambs, as appeareth, comparing 2. Sam. 13. with 1. Corinth. 15.27. the Law required no such number, or order of offering, no such garments, either for him or them. It is manifest then, that if humane inventions of these kinds, be not made parts of worship by any false doctrine, or false opinion about them, and neither be such as for multitude, or other consideration, do darken and obscure the service of God, rather then add any solemnity or celebrity to it, they are not to be accounted unlawful.
first, that they should neither stand, nor sit vpright, but lie along vpon beds, to signifie their present securitie, that eate it at leasure, not in haste, as at the first; secondly, that the Master of the feast in the end of the Supper, should take a loafe and break it, and blesse, & them distribute to all those that were present, and also should take Wine, and blesse, and distribute to al that were present; thirdly, to wash their feet in that supper; fourthly, to sing an Hymne (with some others.) Now our Sauiour Christ did vse all these rites, and from one of them, tooke occasion to institute his last Supper our holy Sacrament; and yet none of all these is prescribed or mentioned in the Law, but rather the seeming contrary, an eating in haste with staues in their hands. So Neh. 5.13. when that holy man pronounced the curse against exactors (in the making of a solemne couenant that they should cease their extortion) he shooke his lap, and said; So let God shake him that doth not performe this couenant, out of his house and labour. No manner of precept for this signe and solemnitie in pronouncing a curse: yet doubtles it was lawfull. So Nehem. 11.27. Hee ordained a solemne dedication of the wall of Ierusalem, and performed it with solemne Processiō, of two ⟨p. 17⟩troopes of the holy Musicians with their Instruments, going one troope one way, the other another, and meeting both in the Temple. Surely no such thing was appointed in the Law, yet no man blamed this as a sinne. So Dauid in remoouing the Arke, vsed diuers solemnities: for himselfe followed, clothed in a linnen Ephod, all the Musician attended also, clothed in linnen Ephods; and when the Liuites that bare the Arke, had gone sixe paces, he offered Oxen and Fatlings, euen seuen Bullocks, and seuen Lambs, as appeareth, comparing 2. Sam. 13. with 1. Corinth. 15.27. the Law required no such number, or order of offering, no such garments, either for him or them. It is manifest then, that if humane inuentions of these kinds, bee not made parts of worship by any false doctrine, or false opinion about them, and neither bee such as for multitude, or other consideration, doe darken and obscure the seruice of God, rather then adde any solemnity or celebritie to it, they are not to be accounted vnlawfull.
