,Chap,q.. CHAP. IV. Queffions, andCafes about Adoration or Worfhip. Quef Hat is Adoration? Anfw. Its the part of Gods Worship; whereby a man, upon a vile andbafeefteem of himfelf, as be- ing but duff and afhes, fubmics, and fubjc is his foul to the Majefly and Glory ofGod. Quest. What are the principal Grounds in the heart ? Anfw. Two. 1. Abnegation, or denial ofour felves, whenwe efteem our felves to bemeetly nothing: Exaltation, or advancement of GodsMajefly, above all things in the world. IL So Gen. 18. 27. Ifa. 6.2. Dan. 9..7. C2Wat. 15.27. weft, flowmanifold is Adoration ? Anfw. Twofold, Religious, or Civil. Queft. what is religions Adoration? Aafw. Its the Worship ofGod, in which Religion and GodIinelfe is exerci- fed, exprefíed;and fignified. Quest. what is to he confidereel herein? .Infw. The inward intention of the minde, wherein God is conceived as an abfolute and omnipotent Lord, knowing all things, yea, the heart of man, hearing all our prayers, at all times, in all places, and being the Author, Pre- ferver, and Giver of all good. The outwardprohrating of the body, asbowing the knee, liftingup the hands, &c. to teftifie our fubjettton unto God as our abfolute Lord. Quest. what is Civil Adoration ? e/Infw. Itbelongs to theSecond Table, and is termed Social!, becaufe its the Adoratron,or Worship that fellow creatures give one to another. Quest. what is to be confidered herein? Anfw. The inward intention of the minde, which mutt be this : that the creature wor hipped is endued with excellent gifts by God, or that he bath Pow- er and Government over us. The A&ion, or outwardgeftureof thebody, in token that the creature wor- (hipped is endued with excellent gifts, and graced with authority over us. So that the bodily geflure both in religious Worship and this, is, and may be the fame, and the difference Rands only in the intention of the minde. weft. Towbar thin!! is Adoration due, and in what manner ? Anfw. The things areof three forts, a. God the Creator. z. The creatures. 3. Theworks ofthe creatures. C î 13 I. I. II. I. II.
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