A41330:366
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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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, Mark 14.18. They sate and eat at his own Supper, as well as at the Passover; for ought I can read the Scripture mentions this gesture only at his eating. If you can find any Evangelist speak otherwise, name him. I doubt not, were there any such controversy or question among the Mahometans, and their Alcoran did speak but so much for one side, as our Bible doth in this, they would give so much honour to their Alcoran to determine the question on that side which it did most favour; but it seems we cannot give that honour to our Holy Bible, as the Turk will to his Alcoran.
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, Mark 14.18. They sate and eat at his own Supper, as well as at the Passover; for ought I can read the Scripture mentions this gesture only at his eating. If you can find any Evangelist speak otherwise, name him. I doubt not, were there any such controversie or question among the Mahumetans, and their Alcoran did speak but so much for one side, as our Bible doth in this, they would give so much honour to their Alcoran to determine the question on that side which it did most favour; but it seems we cannot give that honour to our Holy Bible, as the Turk will to his Alcoran.