The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

Jehovah then is Gods Name, and his alone, and he that bears this Name is the Most high over all the Earth. This glory he will not give to another. But this Name Jehovah, is given to Christ in the holy Scriptures, as Calonius in his learned Tract, ¹De Nomine Dei Tetragrammato, hath shown and defended them against all the windings of that subtle Serpent in Crellius and his Companions; but were not Christ of the same Essence, he should not bear the glory of that Name Jehovah.

Jehovah then is Gods Name, and his alone, and he that bears this Name is the Most high over all the Earth. This glory he will not give to another. But this Name Jehovah, is given to Christ in the holy Scriptures, as Calonius in his learned Tract, ¹De Nomine Dei Tetragrammato, hath shewn and defended them against all the windings of that subtle Serpent in Crellius and his Companions; but were not Christ of the same Essence, he should not bear the glory of that Name Jehovah.

1. 1Theolog. Nat. & Rovel. p. 218, &c.

Fifthly and lastly, I answer, It is very true, the holy Scriptures do clearly manifest, that Divine worship is due unto Christ, and it must be given to him; both natural and instituted worship, we shall find given to him.

But first, That this depends upon the mere pleasure of God I deny; as if God might have otherwayes disposed it, that no religious worship should be due to him, unless that Thesis I mentioned before be true, That the good pleasure of God is the first Rule of all Righteousness, which some do maintain, and from hence argue, that if the Lord had so pleased, there should have been no worship due to himself from his Creature; the Creature should not have needed to love God above all, to fear him,