A41330:365
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entitled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templars sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entituled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templers sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1681
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3ly. Most of the Learned that I see, as Jun. Tremel. Rivet, Beza, Scaliger, Paraeus, Piscator, Grotius, Ainsworth, Diodati, &c. do all agree, that God appointed the gesture of standing; only for that first Supper in Egypt, as all the other circumstances noted in Exod. 12.11. all setting forth persons in haste, but were never used after, when they came to rest in Canaan. If they did so. I doubt not but it was according to the mind of God; but indeed there is no gesture mentioned ⟨p. 37⟩in the Law that I read of. Nor shall all the Rabbinical men in the world make me believe that Christ would depart from the Institution of God, to conform to any Jewish custom; must we needs cast a blot upon Christ, to justify our own inventions?
3ly. Most of the Learned that I see, as Jun. Tremel. Rivet, Beza, Scaliger, Paraeus, Piscator, Grotius, Ainsworth, Diodati, &c. do all agree, that God appointed the gesture of standing; only for that first Supper in Egypt, as all the other circumstances noted in Exod. 12.11. all setting forth persons in haste, but were never used after, when they came to rest in Canaan. If they did so. I doubt not but it was according to the mind of God; but indeed there is no gesture mentioned ⟨p. 37⟩in the Law that I read of. Nor shall all the Rabinical men in the world make me believe that Christ would depart from the Institution of God, to conform to any Jewish custom; must we needs cast a blot upon Christ, to justifie our own inventions?
I know no man that maketh sitting essential to a Sacrament, as Mr. Falkner supposeth, p. 474. and as strange is his next supposition of a Feast without Bread or Wine, (or Ale or Beer with us.) For our parts, 'tis all one to us, sit or kneel; but that we find as it was a Supper, so it was a Supper-gesture Christ used with his Apostles, there is no other gesture recorded; what gesture our Lord used when he blessed the Elements, I do not inquire, we stand or kneel in Prayer; but the Text saith,