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Now then for our further instruction in this text alleged, consider two points: first, what worship and service is: secondly, to whom it belongeth. First,¹ worship in general betokeneth, the exhibiting and giving of reverence and honour to another. This worship is two-fold; Civill,² or Divine; Civill worship is that outward reverence and honour which one man gives to another, as by prostrating the body, bowing the knee &c. The end of Civill worship is, to testify and acknowledge superiority and preeminence in another, either for authority and office, as the subject worships his king and governor; or for gifts and graces, or for old age; as inferiors in ⟨p. 45⟩gifts and younger in age by due reverence must acknowledge. In this Civill manner did Jacob bow himself even times to his brother Esau, thereby acknowledging him for his superior and better, Gen. 33. 3. Thus also did Abraham bow himself before the Hittites, Gen. 23. 7. And Lot unto the Angels that came into Sodom, taking them to be but men, Gen. 19. 1. And in this civill manner it is lawful to kneel before Kings and Princes, to testify our subjection unto them, and loyal acknowledgement of their preeminence over us under God.

Now then for our further instruction in this text alledged, consider two points: first, what worship and seruice is: secondly, to whom it belongeth. First,¹ worship in generall betokeneth, the exhibiting and giuing of reuerence and honour to another. This worship is two-fold; Ciuill,² or Diuine; Ciuill worship is that outward reuerence and honour which one man giues to another, as by prostrating the body, bowing the knee &c. The end of Ciuill worship is, to testifie and acknowledge superiority and preheminence in another, either for authority and office, as the subiect worships his king and gouernour; or for gifts and graces, or for old age; as inferiours in