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2_o 10._o that_o at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v of_o thing_n in_o heaven_n thing_n in_o earth_n and_o thing_n under_o the_o earth_n nor_o that_o it_o can_v be_v by_o any_o strong_a and_o undeniable_a argument_n draw_v from_o they_o because_o they_o conceive_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o mean_a or_o intend_v those_o word_n of_o the_o outward_a knee_n of_o the_o body_n see_v angel_n and_o devil_n have_v no_o bodily_a knee_n but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o all_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n shall_v acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v their_o lord_n shall_v honour_n worship_v he_o obey_v he_o and_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o yet_o we_o can_v think_v that_o any_o reasonable_a understand_a man_n can_v judge_v it_o altogether_o unlawful_a either_o to_o uncover_v the_o head_n or_o bow_v the_o body_n at_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o show_v the_o reverence_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o 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son_n acknowledge_v the_o great_a love_n and_o wonderful_a mercy_n of_o god_n the_o father_n unto_o mankind_n seal_v up_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n his_o son_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n john_n 5._o 23._o all_o man_n shall_v honour_v the_o son_n as_o they_o honour_v the_o father_n he_o that_o honour_v not_o the_o son_n the_o same_o honour_v not_o the_o father_n which_o have_v send_v he_o so_o that_o thereby_o we_o do_v not_o deprive_v god_n the_o father_n of_o the_o honour_n due_a unto_o he_o but_o rather_o add_v to_o his_o honour_n include_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n all_o the_o mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o father_n which_o be_v convey_v unto_o we_o by_o his_o son_n and_o seal_v up_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n his_o son_n but_o you_o will_v say_v we_o desire_v to_o know_v some_o reason_n for_o it_o why_o we_o shall_v give_v more_o honour_n to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n then_o to_o the_o 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may_v say_v of_o that_o as_o the_o poet_n speak_v multatulit_fw-la fecitque_fw-la jesus_n sudavit_fw-la &_o alsit_fw-la â—he_n do_v not_o only_o abase_v himself_o for_o we_o man_n and_o for_o our_o salvation_n in_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n but_o be_v god_n become_v man_n suffer_v all_o the_o misery_n belong_v to_o mankind_n poverty_n ignominy_n stripe_n and_o buffet_n yea_o bear_v all_o our_o sin_n sweat_v drop_n of_o blood_n beside_o that_o cruel_a curse_a and_o shameful_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n which_o he_o do_v suffer_v and_o undergo_v for_o our_o redemption_n in_o so_o much_o that_o a_o ancient_a father_n say_v â—ajus_fw-la erat_fw-la opus_fw-la reficere_fw-la quam_fw-la facere_fw-la it_o be_v a_o great_a work_n to_o redeem_v we_o then_o at_o first_o to_o create_v we_o for_o in_o our_o creation_n god_n make_v man_n but_o in_o our_o redemption_n god_n himself_o become_v man_n be_v make_v man_n in_o this_o regard_n than_o you_o see_v we_o have_v cause_n to_o give_v then_o 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