Concerningtheactionsofdivineworship,itisamostgeneralpreceptofreasonthattheybesignsoftheintentiontohonourGod;
suchasare,first,prayers:fornotthecarvers,whentheymadeimages,werethoughttomakethemgods,butthepeoplethatprayedtothem。
Secondly,thanksgiving;whichdifferethfromprayerindivineworshipnootherwisethanthatprayersprecede,andthankssucceed,thebenefit,theendbothoftheoneandtheotherbeingtoacknowledgeGodforauthorofallbenefitsaswellpastasfuture。
Thirdly,gifts;thatistosay,sacrificesandoblations,iftheybeofthebest,aresignsofhonour,fortheyarethanksgivings。
Fourthly,nottoswearbyanybutGodisnaturallyasignofhonour,foritisaconfessionthatGodonlyknoweththeheartandthatnoman’switorstrengthcanprotectamanagainstGod’svengeanceontheperjured。