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and_o humble_a hart_n which_o please_v the_o angel_n exceed_o well_o christ_n himself_o say_v in_o his_o gosspel_n that_o the_o angel_n do_v rejoice_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n let_v we_o therefore_o endeavour_n ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v turn_v a_o right_n unto_o the_o lord_n &_o be_v reconcile_v â—â—â—o_v he_o which_o thing_n must_v be_v do_v not_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o angel_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n only_o and_o intercession_n of_o our_o saviour_n iâ—sus_n christ_n be_v not_o all_o angel_n minister_a spirit_n 1_o hebr_n 1_o send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o their_o sake_n that_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n why_o do_v we_o not_o then_o rather_o worship_n &_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n of_o angel_n and_o of_o man_n than_o upon_o man_n fellow_n servant_n 22._o reve._n 22._o when_o john_n have_v fall_v down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o angel_n this_o do_v oath_n he_o hear_v of_o the_o angel_n see_v thou_o do_v it_o not_o for_o i_o be_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n and_o of_o thy_o brother_n the_o prophet_n and_o of_o they_o that_o keep_v the_o word_n of_o this_o book_n â–ª_o worship_n god_n albion_n you_o have_v not_o yet_o answer_v to_o the_o word_n of_o jacob_n where_o he_o say_v and_o let_v my_o name_n &_o the_o name_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v call_v upon_o they_o my_o faithful_a guide_n do_v say_v unto_o i_o that_o this_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v and_o they_o shall_v call_v upon_o my_o name_n &_o upon_o the_o name_n of_o my_o forefather_n again_o they_o do_v allege_v that_o when_o moses_n pray_v for_o the_o people_n he_o do_v speak_v these_o word_n 34_o exo._n 34_o remember_v o_o lord_n thy_o servant_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n unto_o who_o thou_o do_v do_v swear_v by_o thy_o own_o self_n lo_o say_v they_o moses_n prayenge_a for_o the_o people_n do_v pray_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n that_o be_v dead_a 1â—_n 4._o kin._n 1â—_n these_o be_v also_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v defend_v this_o city_n and_o save_v it_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o for_o david_n my_o servant_n sake_n be_v it_o not_o most_o plain_a by_o this_o that_o for_o the_o prayer_n and_o merit_n of_o the_o saint_n sinner_n be_v spare_v whole_a nation_n and_o city_n save_v and_o preserve_v philale_n you_o be_v blind_a guide_n through_o ignorance_n of_o the_o holy_a tongue_n gather_v of_o a_o thing_n misunderstand_v 4._o why_o jacob_n will_v that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v upon_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n &_o whâ—t_v his_o meaning_n be_v esa_n 4._o a_o folishe_a and_o fond_a conclusion_n or_o rather_o a_o false_a and_o erroneous_a doctrine_n jacob_n otherwise_o call_v israel_n do_v by_o adoption_n receive_v josephes_n child_n in_o to_o the_o number_a of_o his_o own_o child_n that_o they_o may_v have_v equal_a or_o even_a portion_n of_o the_o land_n of_o behest_n with_o they_o and_o therefore_o say_v jacob_n they_o shall_v bear_v my_o name_n and_o not_o the_o name_n of_o my_o son_n joseph_n they_o shall_v be_v call_v jacob_n or_o israel_n child_n and_o not_o josephs_n this_o shall_v we_o find_v write_v in_o esay_n the_o prophet_n then_o shall_v seven_o wife_n take_v hold_v of_o one_o man_n and_o say_v we_o will_v lay_v all_o our_o meat_n and_o clothe_v together_o in_o common_a tantum_fw-la nomen_fw-la tuum_fw-la invoce_fw-la tur_fw-la super_fw-la nos_fw-la only_o let_v thy_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o we_o that_o be_v only_o let_v we_o be_v call_v thy_o wife_n and_o bear_v thy_o name_n and_o so_o take_v away_o from_o we_o our_o opprobiousnes_n and_o shame_n by_o as_o good_a reason_n may_v we_o by_o this_o text_n of_o esay_n prove_v that_o woman_n ought_v to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o their_o husband_n when_o they_o be_v dead_a as_o they_o can_v by_o the_o text_n that_o they_o do_v allege_v prove_v that_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n josephs_n child_n ought_v to_o have_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n 9_o danic_n 9_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n dominc_fw-la say_v daniel_n respicio_fw-la civitatem_fw-la super_fw-la quam_fw-la invocatum_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la tuum_fw-la lord_n look_v upon_o the_o city_n that_o thy_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o that_o be_v which_o be_v call_v by_o thy_o name_n i_o mean_v the_o city_n of_o god_n in_o like_a manner_n do_v they_o declare_v their_o blind_a ignorance_n when_o they_o do_v bring_v in_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a invocation_n of_o the_o dead_a saint_n understand_v how_o the_o place_n bring_v out_o of_o the_o 32._o chap._n of_o exodus_fw-la ought_v to_o be_v understand_v these_o word_n of_o moses_n remember_v o_o lord_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n asthough_o this_o be_v like_a unto_o that_o which_o they_o have_v continual_o in_o their_o mouth_n sayinge_v saint_n abraham_n ora_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la saint_n abraham_n pray_v for_o we_o or_o obtain_v by_o thy_o prayer_n &_o merit_n that_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o 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and_o unto_o who_o thou_o have_v say_v he_o say_v therefore_o remember_v our_o father_n because_o the_o god_n have_v with_o a_o oath_n promise_v unto_o the_o father_n that_o he_o will_v be_v the_o god_n of_o their_o seed_n and_o of_o this_o promise_n do_v he_o put_v god_n in_o remembrance_n now_o at_o this_o present_a and_o hereunto_o seem_v that_o to_o pertain_v which_o the_o lord_n himself_o do_v speak_v in_o exodus_fw-la the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n 3._o exod_n 3._o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o this_o be_v my_o name_n forever_o and_o my_o memorial_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n therefore_o god_n will_v be_v so_o call_v and_o pray_v unto_o that_o be_v he_o will_v be_v put_v in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o promise_n not_o for_o his_o own_o but_o for_o our_o own_o sake_n but_o now_o that_o we_o have_v our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o blood_n both_o the_o promise_n and_o 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reign_n or_o kyngdomme_v but_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n or_o of_o his_o posterity_n or_o other_o king_n that_o oâ—_n follow_v after_o he_o for_o this_o be_v most_o manifest_a and_o plain_n that_o for_o this_o promise_n sake_n many_o king_n and_o the_o whole_a realm_n be_v spare_v 15._o 1._o kin._n 15._o in_o the_o history_n of_o abiah_n this_o promise_n be_v renew_v for_o so_o we_o read_v there_o and_o the_o hart_n of_o abiah_n be_v not_o perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n as_o the_o hart_n of_o david_n his_o father_n but_o for_o david_n sake_n the_o lord_n his_o god_n do_v geve_v he_o a_o light_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o do_v set_v up_o
temple_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n 16._o ibi._n ca._n 16._o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n if_o therefore_o any_o angel_n will_v have_v sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v unto_o themselves_o they_o that_o will_v have_v the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v not_o unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o god_n the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o they_o do_v serve_v be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o they_o for_o hereby_o do_v they_o show_v how_o sincere_o they_o love_v we_o when_o by_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o will_v assubiectize_v we_o not_o unto_o theim selue_o but_o unto_o he_o by_o the_o contemplation_n of_o who_o they_o be_v bless_v and_o seek_v that_o we_o shall_v come_v unto_o he_o from_o who_o they_o never_o go_v away_o although_o this_o have_v be_v sufficient_a for_o to_o answer_v all_o the_o objection_n that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o the_o angel_n yet_o will_v i_o for_o to_o make_v the_o matter_n more_o plain_a add_v these_o few_o word_n that_o be_v to_o say_v how_o that_o the_o same_o 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angel_n of_o the_o testament_n philalethes_n you_o do_v not_o believe_v amiss_o for_o saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o question_n upon_o exodus_fw-la do_v write_v of_o it_o on_o this_o manner_n the_o lord_n cry_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o the_o bush_n the_o lord_n in_o the_o angel_n or_o that_o lord_n &_o the_o angel_n which_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o great_a counsel_n â–ª_o â—â—xeam_fw-la tertullâ—â—_n contra_fw-la â—â—xeam_fw-la and_o so_o chryste_n be_v understand_v whereunto_o may_v be_v add_v the_o say_n of_o tertullian_n in_o his_o book_n contra_fw-la praxeam_fw-la it_o be_v the_o son_n say_v he_o who_o at_o the_o beginning_a dydde_v condemn_v that_o most_o proud_a tower_n dash_v out_o and_o destroy_v the_o tongue_n punish_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o violence_n of_o water_n rain_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n upon_o sodom_n &_o gomorre_n be_v god_n of_o god_n for_o he_o do_v always_o come_v down_o to_o speak_v with_o man_n from_o adam_n unto_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n 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