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Defence of our sixth Argument. (Book 6)
KNeeling taketh away the resemblance of a 〈◊〉〈◊〉: because ••h••t guests invited to a banket kneele not in the act of ba••ketting no not at the banket of a Prince. It is called a Supper, and in what respect it is so called, we have alreadie declared in the defence of the second Argument. Hee saith that the analogie betwixt the two feasts standeth chiefly in eating, drinking and making merry. It is standeth chiefly and not onely in th••se, he reasoneth not to the purpose. He discourseth upon the perpetu∣all feast which a Christian hath inwardly, and of that glorious and solemne feasting in heaven, which is not doubted of. He saith, that there is great difference betwixt the spirituall feast of the Sacrament, and a common corporall banket; this also is not de••yed. He saith, hee who entertaineth▪ us at this banket is not a man, or earthly Prince, but God and man▪ and his enter∣tainement is spirituall serving for the soule, that bee giveth himselfe to be the food of the soule; that Calv••n will have us to think it the Supper of the Lord, and not of men. All this is true; and hath been already an∣swered in the two former Treatises d 1.1 We acknowledge both the Giver and the Gift, but beside we acknowledge, that honour whereunto hee hath advanced us, that so great a Prince will entertaine us, not as ser∣vants