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
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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
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Lindsay, David, d. 1641?
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London :: Printed by George Purslowe, for Ralph Rounthwaite, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Golden Lyon,
1619.
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Church of Scotland -- Customs and practices -- Early works to 1800.
Lord's Supper -- Church of Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
Posture in worship -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05533.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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SECT. 4. An Obiection taken from Custome
answered.
THIS (I hope) shall satisfie a
modest spirit, that searches for
verity, and striues not for the victory:
But if any list to be contentious, and
pleade from Custome, that Kneeling
cannot be decent, because custome
maketh Decencie, and it is not the
Custome to Kneele at a Table; I
grant it is not the custome at a com∣mon-Table,
because it is not com∣modious;
for commodity maketh
Custome, and Custome maketh De∣cencie
in things of this kinde. It is
not commodious, for it were weari∣some
and painefull, to kneele so long
time as an ordinary supper will last,
wherunto men come to refresh their
bodies, both with ease and meate:
But the time being short that is spent
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at the Sacrament, and seeing men
come thereto, not to ease and feed
their bodies, but to worship God,
and to worke their owne saluation,
certainely, to Kneele for such a space
cannot bee painefull nor wearisome
to those who are holy in Spirit, and
whole in body (sickenesse and infir∣mitie
makes exception) and there∣fore
although Kneeling is not, nor
hath not bin in custome at common
Tables, because it is incommodious
and wearisome: yet it hath beene in
vse at the Lords Table, farre longer
then Sitting, and is more vniuersal∣ly
receiued in the reformed Chur∣ches:
For we must grant, that before
Sitting, Kneeling hath beene vsed in
the Christian Church, neere foure
hundred yeeres at least,* 1.1 and there∣fore
it may bee maintained with very
good reason: Certainely it may bee
presumed, that it hath beene in prac∣tice
in all ages aboue, euer vntill yee
be able to designe some time when
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another gesture hath beene in vse.
The induction of foure hundred
yeeres must either put you to an in∣stance
or silence.
Notes
* 1.1
Better not to deter∣mine the s••t time, for 〈…〉〈…〉