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of_o joseph_n shall_v be_v a_o flame_n and_o the_o house_n of_o esau_n shall_v now_o be_v for_o stubble_n and_o no_o one_o of_o your_o father_n house_n shall_v remain_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o and_o to_o who_o then_o shall_v the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n bow_v but_o unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n who_o alone_a right_n it_o be_v but_o may_v i_o ask_v you_o a_o question_n what_o spirit_n be_v this_o that_o be_v so_o much_o contend_v for_o honour_n before_o man_n bowing_n put_v off_o the_o hat_n etc._n etc._n be_v it_o not_o that_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o saul_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o he_o or_o be_v it_o not_o that_o that_o be_v in_o haman_n that_o vex_v he_o because_o mordecai_n can_v not_o bow_v to_o he_o or_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o chaldean_n and_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o have_v prepare_v a_o hot_a fiery_a furnace_n to_o cast_v the_o innocent_n in_o because_o they_o can_v not_o 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thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v etc._n etc._n and_o the_o scripture_n do_v testify_v that_o peter_n a_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o holy_a angel_n do_v deny_v and_o forbid_v bow_v unto_o they_o for_o when_o cornelius_n will_v have_v fall_v down_o or_o bow_v to_o peter_n he_o deny_v it_o and_o say_v stand_v up_o for_o i_o myself_o also_o be_o a_o man_n act_n 10.25_o 26._o and_o when_o the_o angel_n come_v unto_o john_n 2.9_o john_n 19_o 10._o 22.9_o exod._n 20_o 45._o deut._n 5.8_o 9_o phil._n 2.9_o he_o fall_v down_o and_o will_v have_v worship_v the_o angel_n but_o he_o forbid_v it_o say_v see_v thou_o do_v it_o not_o i_o be_o thy_o fellow-servant_n and_o of_o thy_o brethren_n the_o prophet_n which_o keep_v the_o say_n of_o the_o book_n worship_n god_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n shall_v every_o knee_n bow_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n so_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o scripture_n that_o do_v require_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o put_v off_o the_o hat_n or_o bow_v but_o the_o scripture_n do_v testify_v against_o it_o and_o forbid_v it_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v before_o except_o it_o be_v that_o of_o solomon_n which_o say_v the_o evil_n shall_v bow_v before_o the_o good_a and_o the_o wicked_a at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o although_o moses_n say_v thou_o shall_v stand_v up_o before_o the_o hoary_a head_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o say_v they_o shall_v put_v off_o the_o hat_n or_o bow_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o for_o you_o who_o be_v contend_v for_o flatter_a title_n of_o honour_n which_o you_o say_v paul_n give_v to_o festus_n agrippa_n etc._n etc._n luke_n to_o theophilus_n john_n to_o the_o lady_n etc._n etc._n this_o cover_n be_v too_o narrow_a for_o your_o deceit_n in_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n be_v you_o see_v judge_v and_o deny_v for_o when_o paul_n say_v noble_a festus_n etc._n etc._n and_o o_o king_n agrippa_n etc._n etc._n paul_n speak_v as_o he_o find_v 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