and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o bless_a saint_n that_o bow_v and_o kneel_v in_o heaven_n do_v only_o make_v confessionem_fw-la laudis_fw-la confession_n of_o praise_n and_o give_v glory_n and_o honour_n to_o god_n in_o sign_n of_o their_o joy_n which_o be_v so_o absolute_a that_o all_o tear_n be_v wipe_v from_o their_o eye_n and_o therefore_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n that_o make_v confessionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o miseriae_fw-la confession_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n in_o token_n of_o their_o sorrow_n and_o contrition_n ought_v much_o more_o to_o bow_v down_o and_o kneel_v to_o pacify_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n now_o that_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n do_v bow_v down_o or_o fall_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o kneel_v when_o they_o worship_v in_o body_n if_o their_o body_n be_v there_o or_o else_o in_o soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o adore_v god_n and_o sing_v praise_n to_o he_o thaâ—_n sit_v on_o the_o throne_n it_o be_v apparent_a in_o many_o place_n in_o 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say_v 17._o verse_n 17._o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n shall_v feed_v they_o that_o must_v necessary_o be_v coena_fw-la gloriae_fw-la the_o supper_n of_o glory_n the_o vision_n and_o contemplation_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n face_n to_o face_n without_o all_o sacrament_n and_o in_o all_o this_o worship_n that_o the_o consummate_v saint_n give_v to_o god_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o angel_n and_o the_o elder_n 7.7.11_o cap._n 7.7.11_o and_o the_o beast_n do_v fall_v down_o before_o the_o throne_n on_o their_o face_n and_o worship_n god_n so_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v no_o worship_n without_o prostration_n and_o kneel_v in_o like_a sort_n the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n which_o sit_v before_o god_n on_o their_o seat_n fall_v on_o their_o face_n and_o worship_v c._n 11.16_o and_o in_o the_o 19_o 4._o verse_n 4._o chapter_n where_o the_o great_a whore_n be_v judge_v the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n &_o the_o four_o beast_n fall_v down_o and_o 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do_v thus_o fall_v down_o and_o kneel_v how_o much_o more_o must_v they_o cast_v down_o themselves_o in_o all_o humility_n that_o abound_v in_o nothing_o but_o only_o in_o want_n and_o imperfection_n who_o great_a perfection_n be_v agnitio_fw-la imperfectionis_fw-la the_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o imperfection_n and_o who_o great_a glory_n be_v the_o ingenuous_a confession_n of_o their_o own_o unworthiness_n and_o sure_o saint_n john_n 9.10.22.8_o apoc._n 9.10.22.8_o that_o write_v this_o revelation_n be_v twice_o reproove_v by_o the_o angel_n because_o he_o will_v have_v give_v divine_a worship_n to_o the_o angel_n but_o the_o faulâ—_n 〈◊〉_d in_o obiecto_fw-la not_o in_o modo_fw-la adorationis_fw-la in_o the_o object_n of_o his_o adoration_n for_o he_o will_v have_v give_v that_o to_o the_o angel_n which_o be_v peculiar_a only_o to_o god_n but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o adoration_n he_o fall_v at_o his_o foot_n and_o worship_v he_o divine_a worship_n must_v 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