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A65972	Arguments against bowing at the name of Iesvs proving the unlawfullnesse and injustice of imposing that posture in Gods worship, which is neither injoyned by word of God, nor by the canon of the Church ... / composed abovt five years since by a reverend minister of the city of London.	Reverend minister of the city of London.; Wickins, William, 1614-1699.	1641 (1641)	Wing W2083; ESTC R24555	15,346	22

ARGVMENTS AGAINST BOVVING AT THE NAME OF IESVS COMPOSED ABOVT five yeares since BY A REVEREND MINISTER OF THE CITY OF LONDON FOR his own defence Proving the unlawfullnesse and injustice of imposing that posture in Gods worship which is neither injoyned by the Word of God nor by the Canon of the Church though pretence be made by some to be commanded from both as appeares chiefly in the first and last Arguments Revelation 22.18 19. For I testifie untoe very man that heareth the words of the prophesie of this Book If any man adde unto these things God shall adde unto him the plagues that are written in this Book And if any man shall take away from the words of the Book of this Prophesie God shall take away his part out of the Book of life and out of the holy City and from the things which are written in this Booke 1 Cor. 14.26 Let all things be done unto Edifying Published in the yeare 1641. ARGVMENTS AGAINST BOVVING AT THE NAME OF IESVS ARGUMENT I. ALL worship of GOD that is taught by the commandements of men and not prescribed by GOD himselfe is will-worship and simply unlawfull But such is this bowing at the Name of Iesus Ergo will-worship and simply unlawfull The Major Proposition is from Heaven and therfore greater then to be denyed Esa 29.13 Col. 2.22 and elsewhere The Minor likewise I conceive to be evident Because there is no such worship to Christ taught by God or Christ himselfe as the bowing of the Body to him upon the mention or sounding of the Name Iesus As for that place Phil. 2.10 which some look upon as countenancing this worship I conceive it doth not so much as look towards it For First it is here said not that at the Name of Jesus but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the name of Iesus every knee shall bow The Proposition iv in never to my remembrance noting the time when except it be in construction with words signifying time as Mark 1.9 It came to passe in those dayes and such like But very frequently the cause for or through which as Mark. 11.28 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in what power that is by or through what power dost thou these things So Rom 7.23 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 carrying me or leading me Captive in that is by the Law of sin besides many other like instances so that the name of Iesus here meant must not be any name made of letters and sillables but of power majesty and terror because there must be found in this Name that which must be that efficient cause of the sujection here spoken of that which must command this bowing the knee from all Creatures whatsoever which of all literall names or titles that are given to Christ in the Scriptures is least of all intimated in that sweet and gracious Name of Iesus a Saviour what is there in that Name to compell or force the Devils to bow the knee unto him Secondly neither is it here said that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not that at or in the name Jesus but in the name of Iesus every knee shall bow as all translators read i● Now any other name or title given to our Saviour in the Scripture as Christ Emanuel c. may in better propriety of speech be called the names of Iesus then Jesus it selfe to urge and say that Iesus is the name of Iesus savours not the dialect of the Holy-Ghost Thirdly That name of Iesus here spoken of wherein it is said that every knee shall bow is such a name as was not given to Christ till after his sufferings and at the time of his exaltation and sitting down at the right hand of majesty for it is expresly said to have bin given unto him by God his Father by way of reward or recompence for that great service he did unto him in that great abasement and humiliation of himselfe unto death Wherfore saith the Text God hath exalted him and given him a Name verse 9. namely for that obedience and humiliation of himselfe mentioned verse 6 7 8. But the name Iesus we know was given unto him long before at the time of his Circumcision therfore this is not the name that every knee shall bow at Fourthly If this worship of bowing at the name Iesus were commanded in this Scripture then were it a sinne and simply unlawfull to omit it at any time whensoever it sounds which no man ever yet affirmed that I have heard of Fiftly If bowing the body at the name Iesus be enjoyned in this Text by the same interpretation the Confessing with the tongue that Iesus Christ is the Lord must be injoyned also and as altogether necessary as the other for those things which God hath joyned together can no man put asunder Sixtly If this worship of Christ of bowing to him mentioned in this place be due unto him in relation to his Name Iesus or as he is a Saviour how come the things under the earth by which all interpreters that I know understand the Devils except some Popish that fish for Purgatory in the words How come the Divels I said to be charged with men touching the exhibiting of this reverence or adoration to Christ who we know have neither part nor fellowship with them in that great and gratious businesse of salvation Seventhly I doe not know any Orthodox or ancient interpreter so to interpret the place But perhaps it wil be said Notwithstanding though this Scripture will not carry it yet will it not follow that bowing at the name of Jesus should be will-worship because bowing to his person being a prescribed and unquestionable lawfull worship it may be performed at any time and therfore at such a time as the name Jesus is named aswell as at any other time for election of a mans time when be will worship God doth ●ot alter the nature of the worship nor make it ever the more will-worship To this I Answer True election of time for the worship of God or of Christ in respect of Conveniencie and freedome from distraction of businesse or in respect of any such circumstance as may really further or better the worship hath no such influence into it as to alter or change the nature of it because such a choyce of time is rather of Gods chusing then of ours for the Scriptures without and the Law of Conscience within commands us to make choyce of such time when we may serve and worship God after the best and holyest manner But to rule the election of time for giving any outward act of worship or adoration unto God by any such Circumstance which hath no relation at all to this worship I meane to better it or further it in him that performs it but only that which is founded on the device of men I conceive to be an unlawfull election and not to be made As for example for a man to make choyce of the time