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A04429	The opinion, judgement, and determination of two reverend, learned, and conformable divines of the Church of England, concerning bowing at the name, or naming of Jesus. The one somtime a member of the Vnivertie of Cambridge, in a letter to his Christian freind: the other sometime a member of the Vniversitie of Oxford, in a treatise to his brethren the ministers of the Church of England. Printed at Hambourgh, 1632	H. B., Bachelor of Divinity.; I. H., Bachelor of Divinity.; S. O., fl. 1630-1634.; Ofwod, Stephen, attributed name.; Burton, Henry, 1578-1648, attributed name.	1634 (1634)	STC 14555; ESTC S106466	28,118	82

relation they have to our Saviour it is too short a Cloke to cover your Idolatry For the same was the perswasion of the Israelites in their Golden Calfe which they did not honour for the matter colour fashion but for the relation it had to God that brought them out of Egypt Exod. 32. 4. 5. The like of Ieroboams Golden Calves 1 King 12. 28. So he Yea we may note also from the Rhemists owne confession that they place all their Religion in such superstition as the adoration of Images of the Crosse and of the name Iesus c. Seeing they charge Protestants with abolishing all true Religion out of the world by their abolishing Popish Superstitions And howsoever they would salve and colour over the matter that they worship no● the very syllables and name simply of Iesus yet in Revel 13. 17. they bew●ay their Hypocrasie and Idolatrie in charging Protestants for taking away the honour and reverence of the name of Iesus which name as the Iesuites Characterize in capitall Letters so they doe not obscurely ascribe honour and reverence to the very name IESVS But whereas they charge the Protestants by removing the worship of Images Crosses of the name Iesus and the like together with the things themselves out of their Churches to make roome for Antichrists Image Marke and Name We answer that these superstitions and idolatries of the whore of Babylon have beene the fittest Vshers to make roome for the Antichrist of Rome and the fairest colours to painte the whores face wath all specially this seemingly pious word innocent bowing at the name of Iesus And of all other the Iesuites have most need to advance the adoration of the name IEsus they having nothing of Christ but bare Iesus to make them Bar Iesusses to bewitch the World with this name that when men either heare the Societate Iesu they may bow to this Iesuiticall Societie or when they see I●HS in the frōt of their Books they may beleeve all to be Gospel written therein Thus we have sufficiently with a Cloud of witnesses cleered the Scripture from being any ground of superstitious adoration of the name of Iesus to which might be added a Catalogue more both of old and new writers and that both PROTESTANTS and Papists but it were both needlesse and would make an Epistle endlesse as this allready hath passed the bounds of an ordinary Letter And chiefly needlesse to heap up more testimonies seeing the Canon alleaged doth not alleage this or any other Scripture as hath beene observed How far then reacheth the command of the Canon in this case Surely not to any superstitious adoration of the name Jesus Superstition we all disclaime If to cap or knee bow or doffe at the naming of Iesus be superstitious the Canon chargeth it not Worship to Christ it commandeth spirituall and corporall Right and reason This command is Apostolicall Corinth 16. 20. But corporally or spiritually to worship Christ at the naming of Iesus rather than at the naming of Christ is to prefer the name Iesus before the name Christ a● of higher accompt whereas the Apostle Peter saith Let all the House of Israell know assuredly that God hath made that same Iesus whom ye have crucified both the Lord and Christ. So that to be Lord Christ is that name above every name seeing that Iesus in his humiliation is now made Lord and Christ in his exaltation Wherenpon it is that Beleevers are called Christians of Christ the Lord though the Antichristian Society affect to be called Iesuites as the more honourable Title When therefore the Canon saith When ●he Lord Iesus is mentioned c. it meaneth plainly the 〈◊〉 of Christ by any of his Name Titles or Attributes and so by a Synechdoche a part for the whole commandeth all due and lowly reverence to Christ yea to the whole Trinitie whensoever they are solemly mentioned by other of their Names For the purpose the person of Christ the Mediatour is expressed by sundry nams not only by the name IEsus but by the name Christ Immanuell by the Titles of Mediatour Saviour which is but Jesus in English David our King the Lord our righteousnesse This is the name whereby he shall be called The Lord our righteousnesse also Isa 9. 6. His name shall be called Wonderfull Counseller the Mightie God the everlasting Father the Prince of Peace Also Revel 19. 13. His name is called the Word of God and the like Now then we being commanded to give due and lowly reverence when we heare the Lord Iesus mentioned to weet when we heare his sacred Person mentioned we are consequently enjoyned to give due and lowly reverence to Christ whensoever by any of his sacred names whatsoever made knowne unto us in Scriptyre he is mentioned unto us But this will some say will be an infinite labour for then in time of divine service we should do nothing else almost but be bovving or doffing or the like Why who prescribes bovving or doffing or the like particular reverence or gesture Would they force or streine the CANON beyond the due limites It prescribes only due and lowly reverence in generall How is that Is not the generall externall reverence expressed in having our Heads uncovered in time of Service and Sermon Is not this a token of our subjection to the Lord Iesus Christ See Corinth 1. 11. 3. 4. So then we being in the Church with our heads uncovered in time of prayer and preaching Is not this a due and lowly reverenca Yea I say during the time of prayer and preaching For is it not all done in the name of Iesus Christ Doe we not pray in his name Doe we not preach in his name Christs name then being the summe subject of the sacred ministration who shall denie all due and lowly not only internall but also externall reverence to the Lord Iesus and to God the Father in his name while all along and throughout the name of Christ is celebrated in the sacred Ministration And this seemeth to be the summe of the CANON But some may object That the Canon enjoyneth reverence in generall as uncovering of the head and also some speciall reverence over and above when the Lord Iesus is mentioned I answer first this speciall reverence is not expressed what or how but as hath beene accustomed But the Superstitious custome of the Synagogue of Rome our Church disclaimeth as before Againe saying when the Lord Iesus is is mentioned not when the name Iesus is named If there be a speciall outward reverence to be done when the person of Christ or the Lord Iesus is mentioned then by the very words of the Canon this reverence is to be done wheu the Lord Iesus is expressed or mentioned by any one of his names titles or attributes as we shewed before which agreeth with the Institution at the Councell of Mentz according to Dr. Willets judicious observation fore-noted Otherwise to

bo● or doe some other speciall outward revetence when Iesus is named and not as well when Christ is named or Immanuell or the like or the Father or the Holy Ghost is superstitiously to preferre Iesus before Christ if not to make an Idoll of the name IEsus in the very syllables and lettres of it seeing those that bow at the name IEsus do not bow at the name Saviour which is the English of Iesus This is to do reverence to IEsus in Greek or Latine but not in English Or is there more vertue than in the name Christ To think so is popish superstition and sottish ignorance like that of the Iewes in the scrupulous naming Iehovah Or if a man will stiffly hold to the Letter of the Canon then he must not simply do reverence when IEsus is mentioned but when the Lord Iesus is mentioned And this were a more safe way to prevent the perill of bowing to any other IEsus as Iesus which is Iosuah or the like Into which errour the vulgar easily and usually runne into yea and some great men in mine owne observation If men bowed onely at the mention of the Lord Jesus as the Canon hath it which title of Lord distinguisheth this IEsus from all other Iesusses in Scripture Here let me sett downe some form of Arguments proving that the CANON cannot meane that externall Adoration is to be used at the naming of Jesus Whatsoever is spoken of the Lord Iesus is spoken of the person of Iesus and not of the name of Iesus But the Canon speaketh of the Lord Jesus Ergo the Canon speaketh and so meaneth the person of the Lord Iesus not of the name Iesus where it saith when the Lord Iesus is mentioned The Minor is plaine The Major is no lesse plaine But it is answered the Lord Iesus is mētioned under the name Iesus I answer not only the name IEsus but other names are aequall expressions of the person of the Lord Iesus If therefore the person of the Lord Iesus be to be adored when he is named or mentioned then as well when he is named Christ as Iesus But the Canon mentioneth no Adoration at the name of Christ Ergo neither meaneth any at the naming of Iesus Or thus Whatsoever is spoken of the Lord Iesus is spoken of his Person But the name of Iesus is not the Person of the Lord Iesus Ergo the mention of the Lord Iesus is not meant of the name of Iesus Or thus He that saith that when the Lord Iesus which is the Person of Iesus is mentioned the name Iesus only of all his other names is meant he denieth and excludeth all other names whereby the person of Christ is expressed But the CANON doth not denie other names of Christ wherby he is mentioned or expressed Ergo the Canon doth not mean by the mention of the Lord Iesus the name Iesus onely of all his other names Or thus He that saith that by the mention of the Lord Iesus is meant the name or the naming of Iesus confounds the name Iesus with the person of Iesus and so makes the name Iesus an Idoll as all one with the Lord Iesus But the Canon doth not confound the name Iesus with the Lord Iesus Ergo the Canon by the mention of the Lord Iesus ●annot meane the name Iesus when it is mentioned Else it must necessarily command the Creature to be worshipped If any reply that the adoration at the name Iesus hath relation to the Person of Iesus The Iesuites say as much for this adoration and for all other Idoll worship But the Canon speakes not of the name Jesus but of the Lord Jesus personally Or thus He that worshippeth the Lord Iesus when the name Iesus is only mentioned and not when he is mentioned by any other of his names because the Canon saith when the Lord Iesus is mentioned c. preferrs the name Iesus before other of his names as Christ c. But the CANON doth not preferre the name Iesus before the name Christ. Ergo the Canon meaneth not by the Lord Iesus the name Iesus only Or thus If the CANON be taken and meant o● the name Iesus when it saith vvhen the Lord Iesus is mentioned then the name Iesus is the Lord Iesus But the name Iesus is not the Lord Iesus Ergo the Canon cannot be taken and meant of the name Iesus when it saith when the Lord Iesus is mentioned Or thus All Adoration must be grounded on the Word of God But this Adoration at the name Iesus or naming of Iesus is not grounded upon the Word of God Ergo the Canon cannot mean adoration at the name Iesus or the naming of Iesus The Major is proved Isai. 29. 13 Mar. 7. 7. For the Minor if it have any ground in Gods Word then Phil. 2. 10. But that is no ground as hath beene proved For it is not said there In or at the name Iesus but in or at the name of Iesus so as Iesus there is plainly meant of the person not of the name And therefore all our Translations have it either In the name of Iesus or At the name of Iesus and not in or at the name Iesus But here I am pressed by some me thinks to declare my conscience whether in good sadnesse I do not thinke it was the mind of those that compiled and cast the Canons that an outward speciall reverence as capping or kneeing should be done when the name Iesus is named I answer first we are to make the most charitables construction and such as is agreeable to Truth of the words especially of our Forefathers as farre as they are capable Secondly suppose some one or two of them had any such meaning as so●● would pin upon them yet were it the duty of good Children to cover their Fathers naked meaning with the mantle of filiall charitie and of a favourable construction Thirdly howsoever some perhaps in their meaning suffer as men yet herein were they wise men in not expressing more in words than Gods word doth warrant And in a word for my part I have a good hope that their meaning was no worse than their saying But at length to shut up all Let me tell you what I have observed in those that are most superstitiously observant of bowing or doffing at the naming of Iesus They are commonly ignorant or very prophan persons that with the Iewes will singe Hosanna to Iesus and cry crucifie Christ. So these will deifie Iesus with their head and crucifie him with their hands and tongues by their lying and swearing and wicked living Or else such are couzening Papists or popishly affected combining and complying with Poperie placing all their Religion in externall Rites and Superstitious Ceremonies and abandoning the power and substance of true Religion feeding Hypocrasie with a vaine opinion that they have done God good service when they thus honour this name IEsus being mortall ennemies to Christ and