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Defence of our sixteenth Argument.
THe ancient Kirk received not the com∣munion kneeling. Vpon the Lords day it was the custome to stand, and that for a thousand years, even in time of publick prayer. He sayth, that howbeit in time of prayer they stood on the Lords day, to testi∣fie their profession of Christs resurrection, yet at the celebration of the supper they might have kneeled. I ask then, was it more needful to testifie their profession of Christs resurrection in time of prayer, then in the act of receiving the elements. It was that day, that they observed vvith such a rite, because Christ rose on that day, and not a part of the day. The Canons and testimo∣nies for not kneeling on the Lords day, some of them make mention of the time of prayer, because otherwayes at other times they kneeled in time of prayer. Some vvithout a∣ny particular mention of prayer time, or more generall. And therefore Zonaras vvriting upon the sixt Councell holden in Trullo, Can. 90. forbidding h to bow the knee from the ••••ening service on Saturday, to the next evening tide on the Lords day, sayth, Medio illo tempore nullo modo in genu pro∣cumbendum esse denuntiat. It is intimate, that i•• that meane time no wayes they should fall on the•• knees. When at any time mention is made of prayer in particular, it is because it vvas the proper and onely time of kneeling on