SECT. X.
NO marvell if you be not pleased with my Argument, seeing you are not pleased with your owne Syllogisme which you put in stead of mine. My argument would have served a reasonable man, seeing you desire full Syllogismes, I will not be beholding to you, but will reduce the arguments into two Syllogismes, seeing it cannot be so well contained in one.
No unjust or cruell command is Gods command. But to command all creatures to bow at the name Jesus is a cruell and unjust command. Ergo, this command is not Gods.
The minor is thus proved.
Every command that enjoynes that to be done by any that have no crea∣ted power to performe it, is a cruell and unjust command. But to com∣mand bowing at the Name Jesus injoyneth that to be done by many of the creatures, that have no created power to performe it. Ergo this is a cruell command, and so not Gods.
No reasonable man that compares your Answer to the Argu∣ment cannot but say but that your Answer is extreamely frivo∣lous. First, you make an objection which I told you I meant to prevent, God indeed may require where hee gives no speciall grace, but not if he had given no created power.
Many things here babled have beene answered before, which I now pretermit for brevities sake.
To my question, how divels, and damned soules shall bow at the name Jesus, you shuffle in your answer most pitifully, first