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Further, observe how Christ here joins the worship of God and the service of God together: teaching us not to content our selves with doing the duties of Gods worship, but withal we must yield unto him absolute service and obedience. Men commonly think they have done enough, if on days appointed they come to the Church and there perform outward worship unto God in hearing the word, in prayer, and receiving the Sacraments; these, I confess be worthy works if they be well performed: but herein is the common error, that when they have performed this outward worship they make no conscience of absolute service, the thing which Christ here joins to worship; they think that in their callings they may live as they list, either idly or unjustly, by fraud and dissembling: but sever not thou service from worship, which Christ hath joined together, lest God say unto thee for thy worship as he did once to the Jews^a My soul hateth your new moons and your appointed feasts, they are a burden unto me, &c. What, doth God hate that worship himself appointed? ⟨p. 48⟩no, but he hares the severing of it from service and obedience wherein they should show forth to their brethren, love, justice and mercy: he rejects all service at their hands, because their hands were full of blood, v. 15. Read Micah. 6. v. 6. 7. 8. The offering of sacrifice was a special part of worship under the Law, and yet though a man should bring for his sacrifice thousands of Rams, or ten thousand rivers of oil, nay though he brought his first borne, the fruit of his body for the sin of his soul, yet all is nothing without justice, mercy, humbling himself and walking with his God, vers. 8. Let us therefore serve God sincerely in our conversations, as we seem to honour him in duties of religion; let us show the fear of God in our lives; for worship without service, is like the cutting off of a dogs head, or offering swines flesh &c. as I say 66. 3. which is abomination to the Lord.

Further, obserue how Christ heere ioines the worship of God and the seruice of God together: teaching vs not to content our selues with doing the duties of Gods worship, but withall wee must yeeld vnto him absolute seruice and obedience. Men commonly thinke they haue done enough, if on daies appointed they come to the Church and there performe outward worship vnto God in hearing the word, in praier, and receiuing the Sacraments; these, I confesse be worthy workes if they be well performed: but heerein is the common errour, that when they haue performed this outward worship they make no conscience of absolute seruice, the thing which Christ heere ioines to worship; they thinke that in their callings they may liue as they list, either idly or vniustly, by fraud and dissembling: but seuer not thou seruice from worship, which Christ hath ioyned together, lest God say vnto thee forthy worship as hee did once to the Iewes