6. True it is, the receivers do kneel, of an ancient c• stome; but only for convenience of putting the Host into their mouths, by the Priest. The former part indeed is true. But the latter is so false, that the Lutherans themselves, who as Apes of the Papists in this part, put the Host into the receivers mouth, in like manner as they have received the custom from the Papists,1 profess, and maintain, that they do it for adoration. By omitting this outward veneration of Christ (viz. kneeling) the people seem to deny Christs bodily presence with the Calvinists. All these things being well considered, it will be found, that (opinion of some set aside) our Ceremonies differ not so much from Papists, as the Popish shaving of Crowns do differ from that which was in use among Jews, and Gentiles, of shaving whole heads, according to ⟨p. 431⟩Baronius his distinction, and an. 58. or then the Britons square shaving of crowns did differ from that round shaving, which Augustine the Monk, sent by Gregory, enforced upon them: wherein Pitsens a Papist, in his historical relations of England, pag. 19. doeth note one part of that Controversy to have consisted: or rather (to return unto the argument of this section) the difference is (by the Rej. his plea) as if Christians should have in old time, hung out bay-bows, unconsecrated, out of an upper-chamber, in the afternoon; when the Heathen hung them out consecrated, before noon, in their lower chamber; and that upon institution, when the Heathen did it only upon an ancient received custom. Are not these fine distances from idolatrous, and superstitious abuses?
6. True it is, the receivers doe kneele, of an ancient c• stome; but onely for conveniencie of putting the Hoste into their mouthes, by the Priest. The former part indeed is true. But the latter is so false, that the Lutherans themselves, who as Apes of the Papists in this part, put the Hoste into the receivers mouth, in like manner as they have received the custome from the Papists,1 professe, and mainetayne, that they doe it for adoration. By omitting this outward veneration of Christ (viz. kneeling) the people seeme to deny Christs bodily presence with the Calvinists. All these things being well considered, it will be found, that (opinion of some set aside) our Ceremonies differ not so much from Papists, as the Popish shaving of Crounes doe differ from that which was in use among Iewes, and Gentiles, of shaving whole heads, according to ⟨p. 431⟩Baronius his distinction, and an. 58. or then the Britons square shaving of crownes did differ from that round shaving, which Augustine the Monke, sent by Gregory, inforced upon them: wherein Pitsens a Papist, in his historicall relations of England, pag. 19. doeth note one part of that Controversie to have consisted: or rather (to returne unto the argument of this section) the difference is (by the Rej. his plea) as if Christians should have in olde time, hung out bay-bowes, unconsecrated, out of an upper-chamber, in the afternoone; when the Heathenhung them out consecrated, before noone, in their lower chamber; and that upon institution, when the Heathen did it onely upon an ancient received custome. Are not these fine distances from idolatrous, and superstitious abuses?
- 1Tarnovius de ministerio, lib. 2. cap 31. Pratermittendo hanc venerastionem Christi externam (genu flectionem scit) communicantes praesentiam Christi secundum corpus, negare, & see Calvinianis conjungere viderentur.Tarnovius de ministerio, lib. 2. cap 31. Pratermittendo hanc venerastionem Christi externam (genu flectionem scit) communicantes praesentiam Christi secundum corpus, negare, & se Calvinianis conjungere viderentur.
