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Shewing how men offend a∣gainst the meanes of Gods Worship.
THe sinnes against the meanes of Gods wor∣ship follow, and these are of three sorts.
1. Not worshipping.
2. Will-worshipping.
3. Idoll-worshipping.
For the first, hee offends in generall,
That worships not God, Zach. 14. 17.
That cals not vpon the name of the Lord, Psal. 14. 4. Isai. 64. 7.
That comes not to the Church, 2. Chron. 29. 6, 7.
That prayes not in his fa∣mily, Ier. 10. 25.
That receiueth not the Preachers of the Gospell, Math. 10. 14.
The aggrauations are, when a man is so far from worshipping aright,
That he offers the blind and the lame for the main∣tenance of Gods seruice, Mal. 1▪ 8, 14.
That he deuoures things sanctified, that should bee imployed for the furthe∣rance of Gods seruice, Pro. 20. 25.
That forbids Gods faith∣full
Ministers to preach in the name of Christ, Acts 4. 1. Thes. 2. 16.
That disswades men from Gods worship, vpon pre∣tence, that it is eyther pol∣luted, Malac. 1. 7, 12, 13. or vaine, Mal. 3. 15.
That is wayward, or ne∣uer pleased with all, or any part of Gods worship, or the meanes thereof, Math. 11. 1.
Thus of sinnes of irreli∣giousnesse, or not▪ worship∣ping,
VVill-worship followes, and so he offends,
1. That deuiseth any thing of himselfe, to the in∣tent
to serue God by it, Num. 15. 38, 39.
2. That serues God for custome, or after the olde manner, making the exam∣ple of Fathers, or forefa∣thers the rule of his ser∣uice, 2. Kin. 17. 34. Ierem. 9. 13, 14. Amos 2. 4. 1. Pet. 1. 18.
3. That feares God af∣ter the precepts of men, Esay 29. 13.
4. That being not a mi∣nister, doth the worke of a Minister, vpon pretence of necessity or deuotion, 2. Chron. 26. 16.
5. That vrgeth the lesser things of the Law, and neglects the greater, Math. 23. 23.
The aggrauations are,
To vrge mens traditions with opinion of necessity, and with neglect of Gods Law, Math. 15. 2, 3, 9.
To desire to bee taught vaine things, Isaiah 30. 9, 10, 11.
To borrow rites and ob∣seruations from the profes∣sed enemies of God, to adde them as parts of Gods worship, 2. Kings 17. 34. Deut. 12. 4. 13. Ezech. 11. 12.
Idoll-worship followes, and so men offend eyther 1. inwardly, or 2. outwardly.
Inwardly he offends, that conceiues of God in the
likenesse of any thing crea∣ted, and manifests his of∣fence, if he direct his wor∣ship to that likenesse, com∣manded, 2. Acts 17. 19. 1. Iohn 2. 23.
Outwardly hee offends,
That makes an image to resemble God by it, Deut. 4. 12, 15. Esay 40. 18.
That vseth any gesture of loue and reuerence vnto such images, by whomsoe∣uer made, Hos. 13. 2.
That mentiōs the names of Idols, eyther by way of swearing, or Apology, Ex∣odus 23. 13.
That is present at the idolatrous feasts, & there∣fore
he much more offends that is present at the ser∣uice of the Idoll; 1. Cor. 10 21, 22. Exod. 34. 15. Psalme 116. 8.
That worshippeth the I∣mage, or GOD in the I∣mage, Commandement 2. Exod. 32. Hosh. 2. 16.
Thus of the sins against the meanes of Gods wor∣ship.