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Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general and…
Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general and particularly in these three great ordinances, viz. [brace] 1. hearing of the Word, 2. receiving the Lords Supper, 3. prayer / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the second of the seven volumes lately published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general and particularly in these three great ordinances, viz. [brace] 1. hearing of the Word, 2. receiving the Lords Supper, 3. prayer / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the second of the seven volumns lately published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1653
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
5. They that be so acted will not be very constant, you shall have young ones, that begin to look towards Religion, their parts are a little fresh, and they are mightily enlarged in holy duties, and the thing is good for them to make use of their parts; but how ordinary it is, that after a few years they are deader and duller than they were before, and have less mind to the duties of Gods Worship than they had formerly? Were this the Spirit of God, you would find as much savour and relish in them afterwards, as there was at that time.
5. They that be so acted will not be very constant, you shall have yong ones, that begin to look towards Religion, their parts are a little fresh, and they are mightily enlarged in holy duties, and the thing is good for them to make use of their parts; but how ordinary it is, that after a few yeers they are deader and duller than they were before, and have less mind to the duties of Gods Worship than they had formerly? Were this the Spirit of God, you would find as much savour and relish in them afterwards, as there was at that time.
Secondly, For natural Consciences, which sometimes puts men upon acting of duties, and (indeed) is better than merely natural parts.
Secondly, For natural Consciences, which sometimes puts men upon acting of duties, and (indeed) is better than meerly natural parts.
1. If it be only natural Conscience, it puts upon duties, but gives no strength to do them: but when the Spirit of God puts thee upon a duty, it gives thee some strength to perform it, some strength whereby thou gettest some Communion with God.