...to emphasize the sanctity of the church building and ensure respect for the rituals of the church. "The external worship of God in His Church is the...witness to the world that our heart stands right in the service of God," wrote another. Hence they encouraged believers to bow on entering and leaving...

...uniform and decent order in too many churches of the kingdom'. 4 He added the Hookerian claim that 'external worship of God in his church is the great...witness to the world that our heart stands right in [the inward] service of God', and stressed that 'these thoughts are they, and no other, which have...

...England, then the Want of Uniform and Decent Order in too many Churches of the Kingdom. . . . 'Tis true, the Inward Worship of the Heart, is the Great Service...is the Great Witness to the World, that Our heart states right in that Service of God. Take this away, or bring it into Contempt, and what Light is there...

...were the true worship of God observed in them, or did the people think that such it were. It is true, the inward worship of the heart is the great service...that our heart stands right in that service of God. He protested against the conclusion that, because the Church of Rome had 'thrust some unnecessary and...

...disturbing the peace of the Church, and a neglect of the "external worship of God in his Church" which is "the great witness to the world that our heart stands right in the service of God. Take this away, or bring it into contempt, and what light is there left to shine...