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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.
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.
6. A little will serve the turn to satisfie 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.
There be only now Two things more for the Sanctifying of Gods Name in Duty, and then we are to come to show how we should sanctify Gods Name in Duty in reference to the several Attributes of God. But First for those Two Heads. Further.
There be only now Two things more for the Sanctifying of Gods Name in Duty, and then we are to come to shew how we should sanctifie Gods Name in Duty in reference to the several Attributes of God. But First for those Two Heads. Further.
7. The Seventh thing is this, When you come to perform holy duties, if you would sanctify Gods Name, you must consecrate your selves to God, there must be a resignation of Soul and Body, Estate, Liberty, Name, and all you are, have, or can do unto God: This is to sanctify Gods Name, the consecration of your selves unto God: And the professing of this is the performance of duty, when you are to pray, were a very good thing, actually to profess your selves to be Gods, to profess that you do give up all that you are, have, or can do, to God: Lord, I am thy servant, take all Faculties of Soul, and Members of Body, improve all, lay out all to thine own praise to the uttermost, to bring glory to thy great Name. If every time you came to God in Prayer you did this, this were to sanctify your selves to God (I spake before of a sanctified heart, but now this is in a profession of your selves unto God) do it secretly at least in your own thoughts; if you do not every time express it in words, yet in your own thoughts do it; devote yourselves to God every day. Of admirable use it would be, if every day when men and women worship God, either in their closets or families, they did professedly devote and consecrate themselves to God; and so likewise, every time they come to hear the Word or to receive Sacraments, God would account his Name to be sanctified in such a work as this is.