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4ozj receive the Lords (upper at a Table, or in our feats, and whether the Table naafi be ofwoodor florae ? whether it (hall be round, or long, or fquare ? whether it fhall (land in the Eaft or Weft end ofthe Temple,or themiddle?whether it (hall have rails,or no rails?whether the Breadbe ofwheat or other convenient grain ? what veffel theBread f all be put in?and what grape the'wine than be madeof? and what veffell it (hall hand in ? and be delivered in ? whether a cup, or other like veffel ? whether offilver, wood, or pewter,&c ? All thefe are left to humane prudence.In general, it is neceffary that fone fuch utenfils in each cafe there be: but the fpecial fort is left indifferent to ourchoice Soalto theBibles them- felves, whether they be Printed,or Written,and inwhat hand,or colour ? Whether bound, or in a Role ? are things indifferent in themfelves, and left tohumane reafon to determine. The like may be faid ofotherutenfils ofworfhip, neceffary ingenere. g. ro. 4. God lath not determined in what language the Scripture (hall be read orpreacht to fuch or fuch a congregation. (though by the general! Rule, that all be done toedification, and that we (peak to the underflanding,there is fufficient dire&ion for it)But he that commandeth us to preach,icnplyeth that we man- Elate the Scripture, and preach and read in a language fittell for the peoplesedification.And if(as in many places ofWales) there be two languages equally underiiood, we may indifferently choofe that which we think molt agreeable to the generali. rules, 4. r i. 55. The Scripture bath commanded us in general( to fing Pfalms : but it bath not told us whether they (hall be in Rithine, or Meeter, or in what tune we (hall fing theme. Thefe sondes are left to humane Prudence to determine of. 4. 12 6. When there aredivers Tranflations ofthe Scripture in the fame language,-or divers verfionsof thePfalms in the fame language (as in England, here are the old verfion, the New _England verfion, Mr. Rons'i firf}, and his fecond (or the Scotsj Mr. white's, Bithop Kings, Sands's, Mr. Barton, &c.) God bath not told us which ofall thefe we (hall ufe, but given ua generall dire ions, according to whichour own Reafon, or our Governors íhouldmake choice. 7. God bath commandedus toReadthe holy Scriptures.' and to expound them to the people,, that they may understand: and,

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