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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
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4. Again, As Natural Conscience doth give no strength to do the duty, so it makes not the duty to be strong to the soul; that is thus, Three's no strength got by the duty; they are not by one duty prepared for another, But the way of the Lord is strength to the upright, that is, when a gracious heart is in the way of Gods Worship, it finds the very duty of the Worship of God to be strength to it, and so it fits it for another Duty.
4. AGain, As Natural Conscience doth give no strength to do the duty, so it makes not the duty to be strong to the soul; that is thus, Thre's no strength got by the duty; they are not by one duty prepared for another, But the way of the Lord is strength to the upright, that is, when a gracious heart is in the way of Gods Worship, it finds the very duty of the Worship of God to be strength to it, and so it fits it for another Duty.
5. Further, A Natural Conscience limits its self, and is bounded; that is, so much as will serve the turn for its own peace and quiet, so much it will do, and no more: But when one is acted by the Spirit of God, one is enlarged without any limits at all, not bounded to ones own peace, for the more peace a gracious heart hath in duty, the more it is enlarged in duty: Now a Natural Conscience, that puts to duty, and will act you when you want peace, when you are in trouble and fear, but when you are not in trouble and fear, then it puts not on the heart to performance of duty; but the Spirit of God puts ⟨p. 90⟩on the Soul to Duty, when there is most peace and comfort.
6. A little will serve the turn to satisfy natural conscience, so be it they perform the duty, it is enough; but one that is acted by the Spirit of God in duty, must meet with much of God or else he is not satisfied, he goes mourning in the day time if he hath not met with much of God in the morning in the performance of duty, Thus you see there is much difference between the acting of Natural parts and conscience in duty, and the acting of the Spirit of God.