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and_o existent_a from_o all_o eternity_n no_o indeed_o but_o because_o the_o father_n have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o he_o for_o so_o he_o say_v the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v honour_v the_o son_n as_o they_o honour_v the_o father_n of_o which_o thing_n we_o have_v speak_v more_o in_o its_o place_n since_o therefore_o we_o honour_v he_o because_o of_o all_o judgement_n give_v to_o he_o by_o the_o father_n since_o we_o adore_v he_o because_o of_o his_o sublime_a power_n 1._o power_n see_v the_o appendix_n of_o chap._n 18_o sect._n 2._o lib._n 1._o because_o of_o a_o name_n give_v he_o above_o every_o name_n etc._n name_n phil._n 2.9_o etc._n etc._n we_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o he_o and_o profess_v he_o to_o be_v our_o divine_a lord_n place_v at_o the_o father_n right_a hand_n in_o heavenly_a place_n we_o reverence_v he_o as_o the_o judge_n and_o avenger_n of_o all_o our_o deed_n word_n counsel_n and_o the_o inmost_a retirement_n of_o our_o mind_n no_o otherwise_o than_o as_o the_o father_n do_v we_o detract_v any_o part_n of_o due_a honour_n from_o he_o but_o will_v to_o god_n that_o many_o who_o that_o they_o may_v testify_v their_o love_n towards_o the_o son_n of_o god_n honour_v he_o with_o false_a praise_n will_v show_v more_o earnestness_n in_o that_o thing_n in_o which_o christ_n place_v the_o true_a love_n towards_o himself_o and_o that_o they_o who_o will_v be_v liberal_a towards_o he_o of_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v another_o be_v not_o so_o straight_o hand_v in_o that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o and_o that_o indeed_o be_v that_o they_o may_v observe_v christ_n precept_n 14.21_o precept_n john_n 14.21_o for_o so_o say_v chrâ—st_v he_o that_o have_v my_o commandment_n and_o keep_v they_o he_o it_o be_v who_o love_v i_o herein_o herein_o must_v we_o all_o thorough_o labour_n herein_o the_o great_a love_n towards_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v show_v which_o if_o we_o perform_v we_o shall_v deny_v he_o no_o due_a honour_n but_o very_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o accumulate_v praise_n and_o title_n of_o honour_n without_o measure_n than_o to_o execute_v command_n as_o we_o see_v it_o more_o easy_a in_o humane_a affair_n to_o flatter_v and_o adorn_v another_o even_o with_o too_o many_o praise_n than_o to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o true_a friend_n or_o faithful_a servant_n we_o take_v nothing_o here_o to_o ourselves_o be_v right_o conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o our_o defectiveness_n neither_o detract_v we_o from_o all_o other_o the_o praise_n of_o piety_n whilst_o we_o desire_v more_o of_o it_o in_o many_o neither_o be_v we_o more_o solicitous_a of_o another_o than_a of_o our_o own_o duty_n but_o yet_o we_o can_v wish_v less_o be_v ascribe_v to_o that_o love_n towards_o christ_n which_o conâ—â—sts_v only_o in_o opinion_n and_o specious_a word_n and_o that_o it_o be_v at_o length_n as_o it_o ought_v of_o right_a to_o be_v bring_v into_o suspicion_n by_o they_o who_o too_o much_o please_v themselves_o in_o it_o beside_o that_o we_o may_v likewise_o pass_v to_o other_o incommodity_n and_o absurdity_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o adversary_n concern_v more_o person_n in_o the_o most_o high_a god_n they_o themselves_o who_o attribute_n to_o christ_n false_a honour_n do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n either_o take_v away_o from_o he_o that_o which_o be_v true_a or_o very_o much_o diminish_v and_o obscure_v it_o therefore_o they_o themselves_o do_v that_o which_o wrongful_o they_o object_n to_o we_o and_o whilst_o they_o endeavour_v to_o lift_v up_o christ_n high_a they_o unawar_n thrust_v he_o down_o from_o his_o own_o throne_n and_o height_n for_o that_o opinion_n touch_v of_o the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n or_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v beget_v from_o all_o eternity_n out_o of_o the_o father_n essence_n do_v so_o obscure_a the_o true_a divinity_n not_o only_o 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