And for that cause he showeth that it is not lawful too match any thing with Jesus Christ, but that although the Angels •ee magnified, and be called virtues, powers, Lordships, and dominations, and men give them what other titles they li•t: yet must they stoop and be inferior too the head, and the chief dignity must be reserved too Gods son,1 because that all knees must bow before him,2 not only of worldly creatures, but also of heavenly. We see then that the cause of S.3 Pauls packing together of so many words in ⟨image 70⟩this place too express the Angels withal, is that we should the better be held too our Lord Jesus Christ, and rest wholly upon him, without wandering one way or other, under pretence that the Angels have excellent and noble gifts. And so we see and may gather upon this strain, that all the dotage of the popedom in imagining of Patrons, Advocates, and mediators unto God, sprang up every whit of it of none other cause, than for want of knowing of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the things given unto him by God his father: For we have no mind too repose our selves upon him, except we know too what end he is come. But the Papists have on the one side imagined themselves too be separated from our Lord Jesus Christ, not knowing that he is become our brother, too the end we should repair familiarly unto him: and on the other side they have robbed him of his office which is allotted him in the holy scripture, and made but a dead thing of it. So much the more therefore behoveth it us too mark well these sayings, that we be made all one, & gathered together into one body with the Angels of heaven, and with the holy fathers that lived under the Law, and that we and all the Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrs, must with one common accord glorify our common head Jesus Christ, and resort unto him, and that he must be set up on high for every man too look at, and that we must not wilfully put blyndfoldings before our eyes, but take away all impediment, that his glory be not in any wise dimmed. The very mean then to overcome all lets that Satan shall cast in our way too stop us from coming too Jesus Christ, is too consider that there is no dignity or worthiness in the whole world, neither above nor beneath, which is not made too stop, too the end we should all of us be joined unto him, with one accord.
And for that cause he sheweth that it is not lawfull too match any thing with Iesus Christ, but that although the Angells •ee magnifyed, and bee called vertewes, powers, Lordshippes, and dominations, and men giue them what other tytles they li•t: yit must they stoope and bee inferiour too the head, and the cheefe dignitie must bee reserued too Gods sonne,1 bycause that all knees must bow before him,2 not only of worldly creatures, but also of heauenly. Wee see then that the cause of S.3 Paules packing toogither of so manie woordes in ⟨image 70⟩this place too expresse the Angells withall, is that wee should the better bee hilde too our Lord Iesus Christ, and rest wholly vppon him, without wandering one way or other, vnder pretence that the Angells haue excellent and noble giftes. And so wee see and may gather vpon this streyne, that all the dotage of the popedomme in imagining of Patrons, Aduocates, and mediators vntoo God, sprang vp euery whit of it of none other cause, than for want of knowing of our Lord Iesus Christ, and of the things giuen vntoo him by God his father: For wee haue no mynd too repoze our selues vppon him, except wee know too what ende he is come. But the Papistes haue on the one syde imagined themselues too bee separated from our Lord Iesus Christ, not knowing that he is become our brother, too the end wee should repayre familiarly vntoo him: and on the other syde they haue robbed him of his office which is allotted him in the holy scripture, and made but a dead thing of it. So much the more therefore behoueth it vs too marke wel these sayings, that we be made al one, & gathered togither into one body with the Angells of heauen, and with the holy fathers that lyued vnder the Lawe, and that wee and all the Prophetes, Apostles, and Martirs, must with one common accord glorify our commō head Iesus Christ, and resort vntoo him, and that he must bee set vp on hye for euery man too looke at, and that wee must not wilfully put blyndfoldings before our eyes, but take away all impediment, that his glorye be not in any wyse dimmed. The very meane then to ouercome all lets that Satan shall cast in our way too stop vs from comming too Iesus Christ, is too consider that there is no dignitie or worthinesse in the whole world, neyther aboue nor beneath, which is not made too stope, too the end wee should all of vs bee ioyned vntoo him, with one accord.
- 1Isaiah. 45. d. 23.Esai. 45. d. 23.
- 2Rom. 14. b. 11.
- 3Phil. 2. b. 10.
