Honour And Worship What Honour consisteth in the inward thought, and opinion of the Power, and Goodnesse of another:  and therefore to Honour God, is to think as Highly of his Power and Goodnesse, as is possible.  And of that opinion, the externall signes appearing in the Words, and Actions of men, are called Worship; which is one part of that which the Latines understand by the word Cultus:  For Cultus signifieth properly, and constantly, that labour which a man bestowes on any thing, with a purpose to make benefit by it.  Now those things whereof we make benefit, are either subject to us, and the profit they yeeld, followeth the labour we bestow upon them, as a naturall effect; or they are not subject to us, but answer our labour, according to their own Wills.  In the first sense the labour bestowed on the Earth, is called Culture; and the education of Children a Culture of their mindes.  In the second sense, where mens wills are to be wrought to our purpose, not by Force, but by Compleasance, it signifieth as much as Courting, that is, a winning of favour by good offices; as by praises, by acknowledging their Power, and by whatsoever is pleasing to them from whom we look for any benefit.  And this is properly Worship:  in which sense Publicola, is understood for a Worshipper of the People, and Cultus Dei, for the Worship of God.

Severall Signes Of Honour From internall Honour, consisting in the opinion of Power and Goodnesse, arise three Passions; Love, which hath reference to Goodnesse; and Hope, and Fear, that relate to Power:  And three parts of externall worship; Praise, Magnifying, and Blessing:  The subject of Praise, being Goodnesse; the subject of Magnifying, and Blessing, being Power, and the effect thereof Felicity.  Praise, and Magnifying are significant both by Words, and Actions:  By Words, when we say a man is Good, or Great:  By Actions, when we thank him for his Bounty, and obey his Power.  The opinion of the Happinesse of another, can onely be expressed by words.

Worship Naturall And Arbitrary There be some signes of Honour, (both in Attributes and Actions,) that be Naturally so; as amongst Attributes, Good, Just, Liberall, and the like; and amongst Actions, Prayers, Thanks, and Obedience.  Others are so by Institution, or Custome of men; and in some times and places are Honourable; in others Dishonourable; in others Indifferent:  such as are the Gestures in Salutation, Prayer, and Thanksgiving, in different times and places, differently used.  The former is Naturall; the later Arbitrary Worship.

Worship Commanded And Free And of Arbitrary Worship, there bee two differences:  For sometimes it is a Commanded, sometimes Voluntary Worship:  Commanded, when it is such as hee requireth, who is Worshipped:  Free, when it is such as the Worshipper thinks fit.  When it is Commanded, not the words, or gestures, but the obedience is the Worship.  But when Free, the Worship consists in the opinion of the beholders:  for if to them the words, or actions by which we intend honour, seem ridiculous, and tending to contumely; they are not Worship; because a signe is not a signe to him that giveth it, but to him to whom it is made; that is, to the spectator.