f God. The consideration hereof warneth us, that the
sacrament given, according to Christ's institution, is more merely and
immediately divine than is the word preached; but others (I hear) object,
that if a man should uncover his head at the sight of a graven image, we
would account this to be an adoring of the image; and why then shall not
we call our uncovering at the sacrament adoration also? _Ans._ Though
veneration and adoration be distinguished in holy things to show that
adoration given to them is idolatry, but veneration given to them is not
idolatry, yet in profane things, such as images are, veneration given to
them is idolatry, as well as adoration; and we are idolaters for doing so
much as to respect and reverence them as things sacred or holy; for, as I
touched before, and as Zanchius evidenceth by sundry instances,(725)
idolatry is committed when more estimation is had of anything, more
dignity and excellency placed in it, and more regard had to it than God
alloweth, or than can stand with God's revealed will; for a thing thus
regarded, though it be not exalted _ut Deus simpliciter_, yet it is set up
_tanquam Deus ex parte_.

_Sect._ 15. Now Fifthly, If the kneeling in question be not idolatrously
referred to the sacrament, I demand whereunto is it specially intended? We
have heard the confession of some of our opposites (and those not of the
smallest note) avouching kneeling for reverence of the sacrament. Neither
can the mystery spoken of in the Act of Perth (in due regard whereof we
are ordained to kneel), be any other than the sacrament. Yet because
Bishop Lindsey, and some of his kind who desire to hide the foul shape of
their idolatry with the trimmest fairding they can, will not take with the
kneeling in reverence of the sacrament, let them show us which is the
object which they do specially adore, when they kneel in receiving of the
same; for this their kneeling at this time ariseth from another respect
than that which they consider in other parts of God's worship, let two of
our prelates tell it out: Archbishop of St. Andrews would teach out of
Mouline that we ought to adore the flesh of Jesus Christ in the
eucharist;(726) the Bishop of Edinburgh also will have us to worship the
flesh and blood of Christ in the sacrament,(727) because the humanity of
Christ is there present, being ever and everywhere joined with the
divinity. But a twofold idolatry may be here deprehended. 1. In that they
worship