Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general and…

Thirdly, A man that is acted by Self in holy duties, he regards holy duties but little save in time of extremity, in time of fear, or in sickness, or in danger. But now, one that hath high ends in holy duties; makes the duties of Gods Worship to be the joy of his soul in the midst of his prosperity, and that is an evident sign that thou art not acted by self ends, but by higher ends, Canst thou in the midst of thy abundance say, Lord, thou givest me all conveniences in this world, and all outward things that I want; but Lord, this is that which is the joy of my soul, this is that which makes my life comfortable, even communion with thy self, in the duties of thy worship, that I have free access unto the Throne of thy Grace to worship Thee the Lord, and there meet with thee when I am in the performance of holy duties; O Lord, thou that knowest all things, knowest, that this is the thing that makes my life comfortable; It is not that I have a Table furnished with variety of dishes, and that I can have liberty of time to go into company, and spend according as I please; but Lord, those incomes of thy Spirit that I do find in the duties of thy Worship, those are the things that makes my life blessed (indeed) unto me? Such a man is able thus to appeal to God, surely when he worships God, he is acted by high ends, and not by self-ends; And that's the Third thing ⟨p. 78⟩that is necessary for sanctifying Gods Name in holy Duties, thou must have a sanctified heart, high thoughts of God, and high ends.

In the fourth place, There must be much reverence, and much fear when thou comest into the presence of God to worship him: thou doest not glorify God as God, except thou doest come into his presence with much fear & reverence of his great Name: Fear in worshipping of God it is so necessary, that many times in Scripture we find that the very Worship of God is called, The fear of God, they are put both for one; I might give you divers Scriptures for it: and hence it was that the Name of God was called the Fear of Isaac, Jacob did swear by the Fear of his father Isaac; because Isaac being a great Worshipper of God, kept his constant times to worship God, and worshipped him in such a constant way, as (except David and Daniel) we do not find mention of the constancy of any in the worshipping of God as we do of Isaac's; for it is said, that he walked but into the fields in the evening as he was wont to do, to Meditate, and to Pray; and therefore God is called, The fear of Isaac. In