An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

The outward behaviour and gesture of the receiver, should want all kind of suspicion, show, or inclination of Idolatry. Wherefore seeing knelling is a show and external sign of honouring, and worshipping, and heretofore hath grievous and damnable Idololatry ben committed by the honouring of the sacrament, I would wish it were commanded by the Magistrates, that y• communicators, and receivers should do it, standing or sitting. But sitting in mine opinion were best, for many considerations. ⟨p. cxlvii⟩The Paschal lamb was eaten standing, which signified Christ yet not to be come, that should give rest, peace, & quietness. Christ with his Apostles used this Sacrament at the first, sitting: Declaring that he was come that should quiet and put at rest both body and soul, and that the figure of the Passover from thenceforth should be no more necessary, nor that men should travel no more to Jerusalem once in the year, to seek and use a sacrament of the Lamb to come, that should take away the since of the world.

The vtward behauour and gesture of the receauer, should want al kind of suspiciō, shew, or inclinacion of Idololatrye. Wherfore seyng knelyng is a shew and external signe of honoryng, and worshipping, and heretofore hath greuous and damnable Idololatry ben cō mitted by the honoryng of the sacrament, I woulde wyshe it wer commaunded by the Magistrates, that y• communicatours, and receauers shuld do it, standyng or syttynge. But syttyng in myne opinion were best, for many consideracions. ⟨p. cxlvii⟩The Paschal lambe was eatē standynge, whyche sygnifyed Christ yet not to be come, that shuld geue rest, peace, & quietnes. Christ wyth his Apostles vsed thys Sacramente at the fyrst, syttyng: Declaring that he was come that should quiet and put at rest both body and soule, and that the fygure of the Passeouer frō thenceforth shuld be nomore necessary, nor that men shuld trauel nomore to Ierusalem once in the year, to seke and vse a sacramente of the Lambe to come, that shuld take awaye the synnes of the worlde.