Worship Publique And Private Again, there is a Publique, and a Private Worship.  Publique, is the Worship that a Common-wealth performeth, as one Person.  Private, is that which a Private person exhibiteth.  Publique, in respect of the whole Common-wealth, is Free; but in respect of Particular men it is not so.  Private, is in secret Free; but in the sight of the multitude, it is never without some Restraint, either from the Lawes, or from the Opinion of men; which is contrary to the nature of Liberty.

The End Of Worship The End of Worship amongst men, is Power.  For where a man seeth another worshipped he supposeth him powerfull, and is the readier to obey him; which makes his Power greater.  But God has no Ends:  the worship we do him, proceeds from our duty, and is directed according to our capacity, by those rules of Honour, that Reason dictateth to be done by the weak to the more potent men, in hope of benefit, for fear of dammage, or in thankfulnesse for good already received from them.

Attributes Of Divine Honour That we may know what worship of God is taught us by the light of Nature, I will begin with his Attributes.  Where, First, it is manifest, we ought to attribute to him Existence:  For no man can have the will to honour that, which he thinks not to have any Beeing.

Secondly, that those Philosophers, who sayd the World, or the Soule of the World was God, spake unworthily of him; and denyed his Existence:  For by God, is understood the cause of the World; and to say the World is God, is to say there is no cause of it, that is, no God.

Thirdly, to say the World was not Created, but Eternall, (seeing that which is Eternall has no cause,) is to deny there is a God.

Fourthly, that they who attributing (as they think) Ease to God, take from him the care of Mankind; take from him his Honour:  for it takes away mens love, and fear of him; which is the root of Honour.

Fifthly, in those things that signifie Greatnesse, and Power; to say he is Finite, is not to Honour him:  For it is not a signe of the Will to Honour God, to attribute to him lesse than we can; and Finite, is lesse than we can; because to Finite, it is easie to adde more.

Therefore to attribute Figure to him, is not Honour; for all
Figure is Finite: 

Nor to say we conceive, and imagine, or have an Idea of him,
in our mind:  for whatsoever we conceive is Finite: 

Not to attribute to him Parts, or Totality; which are the Attributes onely of things Finite: 

Nor to say he is this, or that Place:  for whatsoever is in Place, is bounded, and Finite: 

Nor that he is Moved, or Resteth:  for both these Attributes ascribe to him Place: 

Nor that there be more Gods than one; because it implies them all Finite:  for there cannot be more than one Infinite:  Nor to ascribe to him (unlesse Metaphorically, meaning not the Passion, but the Effect) Passions that partake of Griefe; as Repentance, Anger, Mercy:  or of Want; as Appetite, Hope, Desire; or of any Passive faculty:  For Passion, is Power limited by somewhat else.