The reasons of a pastors resolution, touching the reuerend receiuing of the holy communion: written by Dauid Lindesay, D. of Diuinitie, in the Vniuersitie of Saint Andrewes in Scotland, and preacher of the gospell at Dundy

ARG. 3.

HOwsoeuer it bee, it is certaine that if this Gesture was vsed by our Sauiour, it was occasioned by the Paschall Supper, or that which went before, whereat they were ea∣ting; and therefore if the time, the place, the order and quality of the Bread bee not necessarie, because they were occasionall, farre lesse shall this Gesture be thought neces∣sarie for the Reasons following. It is to bee founda 1.1 in Scripture, and b 1.2Antiquitie, that at such time, videlicet, in the night season; in such a place, in priuate houses; and after the same order, that is, after sup∣per, or after meate, the Sacrament hath beene taken, but that it was re∣ceiued Sitting at any time after the first Institution, either by the Apo∣stles, or any in the primitiue, or suc∣ceeding Churches, shall not expres∣ly

be found, nor by reason demon∣strated. Thus then I reason: If prac∣tice and custome, for the time, the place, and the order, ioyned with the example of the first institution, doth not import necessitie for obser∣uing of these; farre lesse can a bare example of Sitting, vsed in the first institution, by occasion of the Sup∣per that went before, without any practice following thereon, make the example of Sitting to bee obser∣ued as necessary and best.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Act. 20. 7.
• b 1.2

  Tert. de Coro. Milit.