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So that to worship GOD in spirit, is, to have a plainness, and sincerity in our worshipping him, that is, to do it heartily what we do to him; in our praying, and worshipping him, when it is not formally, and customarily done, but our spirit seconds it within, this it is to worship him in spirit. So that the scope of our exhortation is, that you would worship GOD chiefly in your spirits. As it is said of singing Psalms, Col. 3.16.¹ Admonish one another in Psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And the ⟨p. 33⟩ground of it is, because GOD is a spirit, and therefore he beholds at any such time, when you come before him, the inward behaviour of your spirits: that is, he observes when you come to preach, or pray, what squint-eyed ends, what vain glory, what respect to men you have. Yea, he observes how far natural conscience leads you, so that you do it as a task, out of custom, &c. he observes what worldly-mindedness, and carnal affections creep into the soul, at that time, that makes you either to post off the duty, or else to do it in a customary manner. All this doth he behold, he looks to the inward carriage of the spirit: and therefore do you look chiefly to the inward carriage, to the inward frame of your mind.²

So that to worship GOD in spirit, is, to have a plainnesse, and sincerity in our worshipping him, that is, to doe it heartily what we doe to him; in our praying, and worshipping him, when it is not formally, and customarily done, but our spirit seconds it within, this it is to worship him in spirit. So that the scope of our exhortation is, that you would worship GOD chiefly in your spirits. As it is said of singing Psalmes, Col. 3.16.¹ Admonish one another in Psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And the ⟨p. 33⟩