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29._o 12._o quest._n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o bow_v unto_o a_o image_n though_o one_o in_o his_o heart_n abhor_v it_o 1._o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o man_n which_o do_v think_v they_o may_v be_v dispense_v withal_o for_o the_o outward_a reverend_a gesture_n yield_v unto_o a_o image_n have_v their_o heart_n free_a as_o they_o which_o do_v it_o to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o please_v the_o prince_n or_o for_o fear_n to_o escape_v the_o peril_n of_o death_n or_o some_o other_o grievous_a punishment_n or_o such_o which_o do_v come_v unto_o idolatrous_a service_n only_o to_o see_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o the_o pomp_n of_o papal_a superstitious_a ceremony_n 2._o but_o all_o these_o be_v find_v to_o be_v in_o great_a error_n 1._o the_o lord_n in_o the_o second_o commandment_n direct_o forbid_v to_o bow_v down_o unto_o such_o image_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o prophet_n elias_n that_o he_o have_v reserve_v seven_o thousand_o that_o have_v not_o bow_v their_o 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other_o form_n have_v appear_v use_v the_o speech_n of_o man_n it_o will_v have_v seem_v monstrous_a 3._o and_o by_o this_o the_o angel_n do_v testify_v their_o love_n unto_o man_n similitudo_fw-la conciliat_fw-la amorem_fw-la for_o likeness_n of_o thing_n beget_v love_n 4._o because_o angel_n do_v count_v man_n their_o fellow_n servant_n they_o propound_v unto_o they_o both_o the_o same_o end_n everlasting_a glory_n in_o heaven_n they_o be_v both_o under_o the_o same_o head_n christ._n 5._o the_o angel_n do_v so_o appear_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n who_o they_o know_v shall_v take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o they_o therefore_o by_o this_o mean_n do_v dignify_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n 6._o beside_o the_o part_n of_o man_n body_n do_v express_v and_o set_v forth_o diverse_a angelical_a property_n as_o the_o head_n their_o understanding_n the_o eye_n their_o knowledge_n the_o hand_n their_o ministry_n the_o foot_n their_o readiness_n and_o agility_n etc._n etc._n these_o reason_n may_v be_v render_v why_o it_o please_v god_n that_o the_o angel_n shall_v manifest_v themselves_o in_o humane_a shape_n perer._n quest._n 37._o of_o the_o sudden_a change_n and_o conversion_n that_o be_v in_o nabuchadnezzar_n with_o the_o part_n thereof_o nebuchadnezzars_n conversion_n appear_v both_o by_o his_o religious_a action_n towards_o god_n and_o by_o his_o thankful_a reward_v of_o his_o servant_n ver_fw-la 30._o 1._o his_o religious_a act_n consist_v 1._o in_o his_o confession_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n 2._o in_o the_o decree_n which_o he_o make_v concern_v the_o name_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n 1._o god_n praise_n be_v set_v forth_o both_o by_o his_o own_o work_n in_o the_o deliver_v of_o his_o servant_n by_o send_v his_o angel_n and_o by_o the_o constancy_n of_o his_o servant_n set_v forth_o by_o two_o effect_n in_o that_o they_o refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o king_n commandment_n and_o because_o they_o do_v rather_o choose_v to_o give_v their_o 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