For the second; in ceremonial and circumstantial things, it is not always a sin to swerve from examples in Scripture. It doth not follow, that Christ did sit at the Lords Supper, and therefore it is unlawful to kneel: For I can show, that godly men have swerved from the show of patterns, that did serve to bind stronglier, then that example, or such like can do. As for example: The godly Jews did sit at the Sacrament, when yet the gesture imported in the Law, was standing; and this sitting at the passover was manifestly an invention of man: For it was no where commanded, yea & the Christians that now object the example of Christ in the gesture, yet do not hold themselves tied to follow the example of Christ, neither in divers circumstances about the Sacrament; as that it was received at night: in a chamber: after supper: in unleavened bread: only by Ministers, not by women, &c. nor in the matter of gesture in other things, as that he sate and prayed: and yet none of them pleads, that it is necessary for our imitation. And further it may clearly be showed, that the commandment of God about circumstantial & ceremonial things, might in some cases be transgressed without sin: which shows, that those precepts did never in Gods intendment bind the con science absolutely, as moral precepts in things substantial did: As, that every man should be circumcised the eighth day, was Gods commandment: ⟨p. 593⟩yet the children of Israel were not circumcised for forty years in the wilderness, Joshua 5.5, 6, 7, 9. The law was, that None should eat of the show-bread but the Priests: yet David did eat, and was blameless, Mat. 12.3. The Priests in the Temple did work, or profane the Sabbath, as it is translated, Mat. 12.5. and yet were innocent. It was the law, that None must sacrifice any where, but on the one and only Altar of the Lord: yet Solomon sacrificed on another altar, for the reason mentioned in that Text, 2. Chron. 7.7. 1. Kings 8.64. In Hezekiah his time they kept the Passover neither at the time, nor in the ceremonial manner, as was required in the Law; and yet they sinned not, 2. Chron. 30.2, 3, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 27. To abstain from meats sacrificed to idols, was enjoined by the Apostles, Acts 15. and yet that did restrain Christian liberty, being a thing indifferent:
For the second; in ceremoniall and circumstantiall things, it is not alwaies a sinne to swarue from examples in Scripture. It doth not follow, that Christ did sit at the Lords Supper, and therefore it is vnlawfull to kneele: For I can shew, that godly men haue swarued from the shewe of paterns, that did serue to bind stronglier, then that example, or such like can doe. As for example: The godly Iewes did sit at the Sacrament, when yet the gesture imported in the Law, was standing; and this sitting at the passeouer was manifestly an inuention of man: For it was no where cōmanded, yea & the Christians that now obiect the example of Christ in the gesture, yet doe not hould themselues tied to follow the example of Christ, neither in diuers circumstances about the Sacrament; as that it was receiued at night: in a chamber: after supper: in vnleauened bread: onely by Ministers, not by women, &c. nor in the matter of gesture in other things, as that hee sate and praied: and yet none of them pleades, that it is necessary for our imitation. And further it may cleerely bee shewed, that the commandement of God about circumstantiall & ceremoniall things, might in some cases be transgressed without sin: which shewes, that those precepts did neuer in Gods intendement bind the cō science absolutely, as moral precepts in things substantiall did: As, that euery man should bee circumcised the eightth day, was Gods commandement: ⟨p. 593⟩yet the children of Israel were not circumcised for forty yeers in the wildernesse, Iosuah 5.5, 6, 7, 9. The law was, that None should eat of the shew-bread but the Priests: yet Dauid did eat, and was blamelesse, Mat. 12.3. The Priests in the Temple did work, or profane the Sabbath, as it is translated, Mat. 12.5. and yet were innocent. It was the law, that None must sacrifice any where, but on the one and onely Altar of the Lord: yet Salomon sacrificed on another altar, for the reason mentioned in that Text, 2. Chron. 7.7. 1. Kings 8.64. In Hezechias his time they kept the Passeouer neither at the time, nor in the ceremoniall manner, as was required in the Law; and yet they sinned not, 2. Chron. 30.2, 3, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 27. To abstaine from meats sacrificed to idols, was enioyned by the Apostles, Acts 15
