1. For Religious worship. There is a twofold Religious worship; one when we are right for the object, and do only worship the true God; this is required in the ⟨p. 165⟩first Commandment. The other when we are right for the means, when we worship the true God by such means as he hath appointed, not by an Image, Idol or outward representation. Opposite to this there is an evil Idolatrous sinful worship, when that which is due to the Creator is given to any Creature: which is primary or secondary. Primary when the Image or Idol is accounted God, or worshipped as such; as the sottish Heathens do. Or secondary, when the Images themselves are not worshipped, as having any Godhead properly in themselves, but as they relate to represent, or are made use of in the Worship of him who is accounted God; we shall find this done by the wiser Heathens, worshipping their Images, not as Gods themselves, but as intending to worship their gods in these and by these: so also among some who would be called Christians. Thus the representing the true God by Images is condemned, Deut. 4. 15, 16, 17. Take ye good heed unto your selves, for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb, out of the midst of the fire, lest ye corrupt your selves, and make you a graven Image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female. Again sinful Worship is twofold, more gross of Idols, representing false gods, ⟨p. 166⟩called worshipping of devils; or more subtle, when worship is given to Saints or Holy men, Acts 10. 25, 26. As Peter was coming in Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, stand up, I my self also am a man, Acts 14. 14, 15. Paul and Barnabas when they heard this, rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out and saying, Sirs! why do you these things we also are men of like Passions with you, &c. Or to Angels Rev. 22. 8. When John fell at the Angels feet to worship him, he said, see thou do it not, for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the Prophets.
1. For Religious worship. There is a twofold Religious worship; one when we are right for the object, and do only worship the true God; this is required in the ⟨p. 165⟩first Commandment. The other when we are right for the means, when we worship the true God by such means as he hath appointed, not by an Image, Idol or outward representation. Opposite to this there is an evil Idolatrous sinful worship, when that which is due to the Creator is given to any Creature: which is primary or secondary. Primary when the Image or Idol is accounted God, or worshipped as such; as the sottish Heathens do. Or secondary, when the Images themselves are not worshipped, as having any Godhead properly in themselves, but as they relate to represent, or are made use of in the Worship of him who is accounted God; we shall find this done by the wiser Heathens, worshipping their Images, not as Gods themselves, but as intending to worship their gods in these and by these: so also among some who would be called Christians. Thus the representing the true God by Images is condemned, Deut. 4. 15, 16, 17. Take ye good heed unto your selves, for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb, out of the midst of the fire, lest ye corrupt your selves, and make you a graven Image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female. Again sinful Worship is twofold, more gross of Idols, representing false gods, ⟨p. 166⟩called worshipping of devils; or more subtil, when worship is given to Saints or Holy men, Acts 10. 25, 26. As Peter was comming in Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, stand up, I my self also am a man, Acts 14. 14, 15. Paul and Barnabas when they heard this, rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out and saying, Sirs! why do you these things we also are men of like Passions with you, &c. Or to Angels Rev. 22. 8. When Iohn fell at the Angels feet to worship him, he said, see thou do it not, for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the Prophets.
