that onely true God, who vouchsafed to commune with Moses, and by him to give them laws and directions, for their peace, and for their salvation from their enemies.”  And the second was, that “they should not make to themselves any Image to Worship, of their own Invention.”  For it is the same deposing of a King, to submit to another King, whether he be set up by a neighbour nation, or by our selves.

Answer To Certain Seeming Texts For Images The places of Scripture pretended to countenance the setting up of Images, to worship them; or to set them up at all in the places where God is worshipped, are First, two Examples; one of the Cherubins over the Ark of God; the other of the Brazen Serpent:  Secondly, some texts whereby we are commanded to worship certain Creatures for their relation to God; as to worship his Footstool:  And lastly, some other texts, by which is authorized, a religious honoring of Holy things.  But before I examine the force of those places, to prove that which is pretended, I must first explain what is to be understood by Worshipping, and what by Images, and Idols.

What Is Worship I have already shewn in the 20 Chapter of this Discourse, that to Honor, is to value highly the Power of any person:  and that such value is measured, by our comparing him with others.  But because there is nothing to be compared with God in Power; we Honor him not but Dishonour him by any Value lesse than Infinite.  And thus Honor is properly of its own nature, secret, and internall in the heart.  But the inward thoughts of men, which appeare outwardly in their words and actions, are the signes of our Honoring, and these goe by the name of worship, in Latine, Cultus.  Therefore, to Pray to, to Swear by, to Obey, to bee Diligent, and Officious in Serving:  in summe, all words and actions that betoken Fear to Offend, or Desire to Please, is Worship, whether those words and actions be sincere, or feigned:  and because they appear as signes of Honoring, are ordinarily also called Honor.

Distinction Between Divine And Civill Worship The Worship we exhibite to those we esteem to be but men, as to Kings, and men in Authority, is Civill Worship:  But the worship we exhibite to that which we think to bee God, whatsoever the words, ceremonies, gestures, or other actions be, is Divine Worship.  To fall prostrate before a King, in him that thinks him but a Man, is but Civill Worship:  And he that but putteth off his hat in the Church, for this cause, that he thinketh it the House of God, worshippeth with Divine Worship.  They that seek the distinction of Divine and Civill Worship, not in the intention of the Worshipper, but in the Words douleia, and latreia, deceive themselves.  For whereas there be two sorts of Servants; that sort, which is of those that are absolutely in the power of their Masters, as Slaves taken in war, and their Issue, whose bodies are not in their own power, (their lives depending on the