Divine Worship – by John Corbet (1620-1680)

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Divine Worship by John Corbet (1620-1680)

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John Corbet was a 17th-century English Puritan minister and theologian (1620-1680) who preached with bold clarity and pastoral gravity.

The modern church has lost its bearings in the matter of worship. What was once approached with trembling awe is now treated with casual familiarity. Light shows and emotional experiences have replaced reverence and truth. But God has not changed, nor has He left His people without instruction. In Divine Worship, John Corbet—a 17th-century English Puritan minister and theologian (1620–1680)—offers a needed corrective with bold clarity and pastoral gravity.

This work is a full-throated defense of biblically regulated worship. Divided into three sections, it covers the nature of worship (what it is, to whom it belongs, and how it must be rendered), the use and abuse of ceremonies (such as kneeling, the cross in baptism, and holy-days), and the danger of religious excesses and imposed human inventions. Corbet refuses both superstition and careless novelty, calling the church back to the simplicity and seriousness of Scripture.

This is not a book for the curious—it is for the faithful. It is not an academic relic but a necessary tool for any Christian, pastor, or church desiring to honor God as He has commanded. With theological precision and spiritual urgency, Divine Worship lays an axe to the root of human traditions and restores the supremacy of divine instruction.

The modern church does not need more creativity—it needs obedience. Corbet’s work is more relevant now than ever. Read it. Repent. Reform.

Table of Contents
Meet John Corbet
Introduction
Preface to the Reader
The First Part: Worship
§1. Concerning Worship in General
§2. Concerning Divine Worship in Its Broader Sense
§3. Concerning Divine Worship in Its Stricter Sense, Which Is Chiefly Intended Here
§4. Divine Worship Distinguished into Internal and External
§5. Divine Worship Distinguished into Natural and Instituted; and First, Concerning Natural Worship
§6. Concerning Divine Instituted Worship
§7. Concerning Moral and Ceremonial Worship
§8. The Parts of Worship Distinguished from Their Adjuncts or Accidents
§9. Concerning Those Acts of Religion That Are Moral Natural Worship
§10. Concerning Particular Acts Which Are Natural Ceremonial Worship
§11. Concerning External Acts Which, by the Custom of the Age or Country, Express Devotion in Worship
§12. Concerning External Acts Which, by Divine Institution or General Custom of Nations, Express Divine Honor
§13. Concerning Fasting, Wearing of Sackcloth or Mean Apparel, Lying in Ashes, Going Barefoot, and Other Austerities Used in God’s Worship
§14. Concerning the Nature of Monastic Vows of Obedience, Poverty, and Chastity
§15. Concerning Decency and Order as Adjuncts of Divine Worship
§16. Concerning Time and Place Considered as Adjuncts or as Matter of Worship
§17. Concerning Sacred Signs and Significant Ceremonies in Divine Worship
§18. Concerning the Nature of Holiness and the Distinctions of Holiness
The Second Part: Idolatry
§1. Concerning Superstition in General
§2. Concerning Idolatry in General
§3. Concerning Latria and Dulia
§4. Concerning Idolatry, Serious and Dissembled
§5. Concerning Adoration Given to the Host
§6. Concerning the Popish Invocation of Angels and Departed Saints
§7. Concerning the Erecting of Altars and the Bringing of Oblations to Any Besides God
§8. Concerning Making Vows to Any Besides God
§9. Concerning Burning Incense to Any Besides God
§10. Concerning the Dedicating of Places and Times, and the Erecting of Symbolical Presence to Any Besides God
§11. Concerning the Worship of Relics
§12. Concerning the Worship of the Cross
§13. Whether Christ as Man, or Mediator, is to be Worshipped
§14. Of Worshipping Images, or of Idolatry in the Mediate Object of Worship
§15. Of the Worshipping of False Gods in Images
§16. Of Making Images of the True God
§17. Of Worshipping the True God in Images
§18. Of Material Images and Representations Not of God, but of Other Things Used in God’s Worship, and of the Symbols of the Divine Presence; of Worshipping Towards the East, and Bowing Towards the Altar
§19. Of the Scandalous Use of Images
§20. Of the Mere Appearance of Idolatry in Any Kind
§21. Whether a Course of Idolatry in What Kind Soever Infer a State of Damnation
The Third Part: Superstition
§1. Of Excess in the Quantity or Measure of Religious Observances
§2. Of Excess in Religious Observances, for the Kind Thereof
§3. Of the Rule that Limits the Kinds of Worship
§4. What of Divine Worship May Not be Devised or Instituted by Man
§5. What Things Pertaining to Divine Worship May be Devised or Instituted by Man
§6. Concerning the Lawfulness of Significant Ceremonies in Divine Worship
§7. Concerning bowing at the Name of Jesus
§8. Concerning Kneeling in the Sacrament
§9. Concerning Wearing the Surplice
§10. Concerning the Ring in Matrimony
§11. Concerning the Cross in Baptism
§12. Concerning Holy-days
§13. Concerning a Liturgy
§14. Concerning Religious Austerities, as Acts or Matter of Divine Worship
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