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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

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whereas_o we_o have_v here_o a_o d●●stinction_n of_o 3._o sort_n of_o creature_n whic●_n must_v bow_v the_o knee_n at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n vi●_n angel_n thing_n in_o heaven_n man_n thin_a 〈◊〉_d ●n_n earth_n and_o devil_n thing_n under_o t●_n earth_n we_o know_v that_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o have_v no_o knee_n to_o bow_v and_o so_o it_o be_v two_o to_o one_o that_o this_o external_a act_n of_o bow_v the_o knee_n at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o true_a proper_a and_o literal_a sense_n of_o this_o scripture_n and_o that_o by_o force_n of_o it_o we_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o this_o external_a act_n 5._o last_o you_o must_v observe_v that_o s._n paul_n in_o this_o place_n phil._n 2._o 10_o allude_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n isai._n 45._o 23._o every_o knee_n shall_a bow_n to_o i_o which_o be_v proper_o and_o literal_o understand_v not_o of_o corporal_a genuflexion_n but_o of_o actual_a subjection_n unto_o god_n this_o very_a place_n in_o isai_n the_o 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understand_v it_o rom._n 14_o 11._o and_o no_o otherwise_o in_o either_o place_n than_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n before_o he_o isai._n 45_o 23._o and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o scripture_n by_o which_o the_o ceremonialist_n enforce_v the_o external_a act_n of_o courtlike_a compliment_n at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n of_o the_o canon_n viz._n 18._o i_o come_v therefore_o from_o the_o sripture_n to_o the_o canon_n which_o run_v in_o these_o word_n when_o in_o the_o time_n of_o divine_a service_n the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v be_v mention_v due_a &_o lowly_a reverence_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o all_o person_n present_a as_o it_o have_v be_v accustom_v but_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o against_o we_o in_o that_o which_o the_o ceremonialist_n pretend_v we_o shall_v the_o less_o fear_n the_o shot_n out_o of_o this_o canon_n and_o
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