Fourthly, experience has taught us that in all the languages of the nations, customs of honor were found where individuals would honor one another through various forms of greeting, such as bowing their heads towards each other. This, too, serves as a sign to us that it is not idol worship but rather customs of honor.

Fifthly, the people residing in Asia, when they receive a royal decree, they seize it with their hands, kiss it with their mouths, and place it on their heads. Likewise, we honor the words of the living God, the King over all the earth.