' I :z..Boo ce. Cafes o(Conjctence. Sccond1y:toworfh1p God m,~t,orbeforcan Image, is idol3tryanJ fuperfhuon; and God fo \VorOllppcd ,-is made an Idol. For he that rhus-worflllps hiw ·, bind<th his prefcnce,ope· ration, and grace ,to chofc places-., to which God 0 cucr bound himfdfc, or h" prcfruce, &c. God hathnor appointed Images, tooe pledgesof rhefcrhings, either by promife, or commandemenr. Hence it foil owes, rhat the n>On,which worOllps God orberwife then he would be war!hrpped, orlookesro be heard where -Gndwill not heare ,isan ldolarer.A– gainc,God exprelfdy forbiddesthe worOrrp ofhisM.aicfi1e, in,ar, or beforeanycreamre in heauen orearth,Deur.4. r6,I7,181x?. But the Idolater in excufe ot brs linne, rs wont topretend many rhmgs. Firll,rhatwhen he wor!hipp<th,he intends norrowoi!hiprhc Image, butGodrnthe I– mage. To this We anfwer,that it matters not \\'hat h1s meamng is. For let h1m intend what he will, rfGod detdlcrh tirar mannerofwor· fhip, irIs not tohercndredvntohun, in any (ort. Thelfraelite<wor!hrpped nor rhecalte rrfelfe, butGod rn thecalfe,Exod. 3z. 8.yer then·Mofes faith, that they worOupped an rdol. .Secondly, hecalle~dgerh, that in the olde A 'tohaueno<iealingwrthtbemarall. Nay, we arcvcrerJyro renounce, and abando.m "'har– foeuerrhrngscome from rhe drudl, or hiS m· [frumenrs: as namdy,all Spds,Charmes,In· chantments, &c. wh1ch ferue to rhc worktt 1 g of wonders, and yerhaucno fuch vcrrueg 1• uen them from God lorrbat eode, eitherby crcattonJnature,worJ,or iuibruuon. Now concerning rhe good Angcls;Ifthry did now appeare vnro vs, and wee haU certen knowledge thereof,wemrghtaJorc rheiD.BUt• how ?only wuh ciurllanJiocrall worlhip. For fowe reade,Gen. t 9.1. that ut (wng two An· gds corm~Jingtorvards Sodome, rofe vp to mute thtm,& bowedhimfeif"ithhtifatt to thtground, B By which example rrappearerh,rhar though Aogehmay bee adored, yet nor wrrh Rdrgr· ous, or thatwhich is mixed wirb Relttji<JU~ wor!hip,butwith worOtippurely and meerely cimll. VVhereupon irwa',that the Angel .e· fuled rheworlluppe done vr.to hrm by luhn, i3ytng,SuthoHdounoi: Iamrhy fellowfert•ant, tmdonroj thybrethrm,&c.Reu.I910.ladde moreoucr,tbac IIth at ch1s day,theAngdsap· peare notvntovs;wc :naynot worJlup them ,.J.t a.JJ, euher lllCtUill ur rehgtous manner, al· belt wemuU eucJ.·hauca lCU~rcncetbm~t&on ofrhcm• Tellamcnt, God wasworlhrpped before the Arke; and that there hec prunnf.cd ro hcare the prayers ofhispeople. An(wer, The rea· fori rs nor alrkc . For they had an exprcll< C ccmmaundement gruenrhem by Goa, rou· ch1ngAdoration bcfuretbeArkC'; and apro. mrf<rhat they Orould he accepted and heard, But the rdolator bath no fucb commaunde· ment,or promJfe. As tor liuing men, Adorarion meerelyciuil rs only duevrrro them,& rha11n refpeClot the grft, ofGod,whrch we fee tobe rn tbom,as al– fo of rherr aurhortty&place,whrch thcyhauc amvng(l.·mcn. This ts expt·clly emoyncu ad rne iifth Comma:.mdemeot 1 Honqur tby farhtr, I'!,·c. and confirmed allo by the exano· pleCJfAbraham,UihoClood vp,& bowed h•m– lclfe before the people of thdand the Hrr. rrtes,Gen.l J·7.Prourdcd alwaies,rhar rhrs a– doratron bee according to the Jaudablecu !lameofrhccouutrey,where theyhut. Thrrdly hecobieClerh, that Subiellsdoe koeeJe downe befOre the cha1reof e£fate in rheabfmceof the Krngor ~ecnc, in token offuhiellion Juevnro them: and therefore much more may they to the lmoges ofGod 1 and Sarnts in heauen glorrhed. A-fw. This re~fon rs alfo infullicrent. For the knedmg betore the chaire of ellate, is amcere ciudJ Je(\imonie ofcruill worOuppc, and beeing referred to thi• end, toOrew loyaltre >nd fub· iellion to lawfull Prrnces, it !landsmforce by the cornmandement ofGod. Bur rhere rs no fuch warrant from Gods word, for bow~ ingro image" neither is it his will rhat they !hould bee tokens, and pledges of his pre– fence. .The (econd fort of thingsrhat bee,orethe creature~, wh1ch muH bee dJllmgU!!hcd in– to foure kindes. 1. VVickcd fp~rirs. 11. Good Angels, 111. Lruing men. I V. M<n departed. Touching wicked fpirits or diuels, the que– (!i<>nrs, VVhatistheAdoranonrhatiS due vnrothem l Anfw. They arc the <nemiesof God,and accur(edoftmn: therefore no honuur orCer.. uicc·bdongsvnto rhcm, by hiswill and ap– P2intmenr. Andforrhacvcryca.ufe, \11eeare But for worfi>ippe either!imply relrgious, orm1xt, it is in no fort tobecyecldedthcm. Thus Pew (when Cornditu m« hrm,and fell downc at his feete) r•fufed ro accept of the honourdoncvnrohim; which notwirhfian– drng was nor adiuroc, bur a mixed kinde of worlhip, performed vuto Peter in a reuercnr D opinron of his perlon, as beemg morerheu anordinarieman, A[f. 10. ~s, 16. Io l1ke manr.cr, Mordec:.1 the Iew dcmed roworflllp Hama.n, bccaufcthe honour"'h1ch"the ~ing appom'tcJ to bee gmen vmu him, was an ex– celfiue honour, haumg tOme diuine wurflllp mn,loch.3s was Llonc to himLeHC.O(rhefame fo1t rs rtJe krlfing of rbe Popes Icere, wbict indeedc l~cluJJJ wotflHp, but ilJixedwtthicli– giOus. For H u tenrJ~:red vnto him, ~s ro ti-c V1car of ChnU,and one tbarcannorerr~ahe l1keto \.1. h1ch, is nor done to any Emperour or Porentare on (·arth. La(!Jy, touchr11g dead men, or Saints de· parrcd, as Perer, Paul, ~nd rhc reO; 21l rhe worfhi_EwceowevntQthem, is no more but a r~uerenr ctlimarion of (hc1r p~riOns, and i– nmatlon of rhe1r verrues. ReJJgJOmorcnull H Auora.
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