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Chapter 22
 Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day1.The light of nature shows that there is a God, who hath lordship andsovereignty over all; is just, good, and doth good unto all; and is therefore tobe feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all theheart, and all the soul, and with all the might.
 
Jeremiah10:7
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuchas among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none likeunto thee.
Mark 12:32
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God;and there is none other but he:
Mark 12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul,and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
But the acceptable way of worshipping the true God, is instituted by Himself,
Deuteronomy12:32
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto,nor diminish from it.
and so limited by His own revealed will, that He may not be worshipped according tothe imagination and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visiblerepresentations, or any other way, not prescribed in the Holy Scriptures.
Exodus20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is inheaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exodus20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third andfourth generation of them that hate me;
Exodus20:6
And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
 
2.Religious worship is to be given to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and toHim alone;
Matthew4:8
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him allthe kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Matthew4:9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down andworship me.
Matthew4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worshipthe Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
John6:22
The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that therewas none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and thatJesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
John6:23
(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
John6:24
When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
Matthew28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, andof the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Matthew28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, Iam with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
not to angels, saints, or any other creatures;
Romans1:24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their ownhearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Romans1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature morethan the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Colossians2:18
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by hisfleshly mind,
Colossians2:19
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands havingnourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
 
Revelation19:10
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I amthy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worshipGod: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
and since the fall, not without a Mediator,
John14:5
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we knowthe way?
John14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto theFather, but by me.
John14:7
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth yeknow him, and have seen him.
nor in the mediation of any other but Christ alone.
I Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man ChristJesus;
I Timothy 2:6
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
3.Prayer and thankfulness, being one special part of natural worship, is by Godrequired of all men.
Psalm95:1
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Psalm95:2
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto himwith psalms.
Psalm95:3
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
Psalm95:4
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
Psalm95:5
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
Psalm95:6
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
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