The combat between Christ and the Devil displayedThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed

We see what worship and service is here required: Now we must observe the person to whom the same is to be given, in these words: The Lord thy God: Divine worship whether inward or outward, and absolute service of the whole man, must be given to no creature, Angel or man, be they never so excellent, but to the true God alone. The scope and drift of the first and second commandments, is to bind every man to give so much to his God, and to beware of giving the same to any other besides the Lord. And the practise of the good Angel that talked with^a John, doth show the same thing, for when John fell before his feet to worship him, the Angel said, see thou do it not:—worship God. Where we see the good angels do strive for the furtherance of Gods right in these duties, howsoever this wicked spirit tempting Christ, doth herein seek Gods great disgrace. And thus we may perceive that Christs applying of this text against Satan's temptation is most pregnant; for Satan requiring of Christ the prostrating of his body before the Devil, in token that he did worship him as the giver of those kingdoms which he offered unto Christ, is justly repulsed by this text, which bindeth every man to give outward divine worship, whereby the inward worship of the heart is signified, to God alone and not to any creature.

Wee see what worship and seruice is heere required: Now wee must obserue the person to whom the same is to be giuen, in these words: The Lord thy God: Diuine worship whether inward or outward, and absolute seruice of the whole man, must be giuen to no creature, Angell or man, be they neuer so excellent, but to the true God alone. The scope and drift of the first and second commandements, is to bind euery man to giue so much to his God, and to beware of giuing the same to any other besides the Lord. And the practise of the good Angell that talked with^a Iohn, doth shew the same thing, for when Iohn fell before his feet to worship him, the Angell said, see thou do it not:—worship God. Where we see the good angels do striue for the furtherance of Gods right in these duties, howsoeuer this wicked spirit tempting Christ, doth heerein seeke Gods great disgrace. And thus we may perceiue that Christs applying of this text against Satans temptation is most pregnant; for Satan requiring of Christ the prostrating of his body before the Diuell, in token that he did worship him as the giuer of those kingdomes which he offered vnto Christ, is iustly repulsed by this text, which bindeth euery man to giue outward diuine worship, whereby the inward worship of the heart is signified, to God alone and not to any creature.