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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.
Another Attribute, it is Gods Faithfulness: Consider thou hast to deal with a God of infinite Truth, and Faithfulness, and therefore look upon him as an object of thy Faith to rest upon, And likewise thou must bring a faithful heart suitable some way to this Faithfulness of God, that is, a heart faithful with him, to keep within the Covenant that thou hast entered into and to perform all the Vows that thou makest with God; Remember thou hast to deal with a Faithful God, and as the Lord delights to manifest his Righteousness to poor Creatures that seek His face; so this God doth expect that thou shouldest be faithful in all the Covenants that thou doest make with Him, and this is to sanctify Gods Name.
Another Attribute, it is Gods Faithfulness: Consider thou hast to deal with a God of infinite Truth, and Faithfulness, and therefore look upon him as an object of thy Faith to rest upon, And likewise thou must bring a faithful heart sutable some way to this Faithfulness of God, that is, a heart faithful with him, to keep within the Covenant that thou hast entered into and to perform all the Vows that thou makest with God; Remember thou hast to deal with a Faithful God, and as the Lord delights to manifest his Righteousness to poor Creatures that seek His face; so this God doth expect that thou shouldest be faithful in all the Covenants that thou doest make with Him, and this is to sanctifie Gods Name.
Now then put all these Attributes of God together, and there you have his Glory, the infiniteness of his Glory. The shine and lustre of all the Attributes together is Gods Glory. I have then to deal with a glorious God, and let me labour to perform such services as may have a spiritual Glory upon them, that some Image of the Divine Lustre that there is in God may be upon my services; and let me look for glorious things seeing I have to deal with such a glorious God.
Now then put all these Attributes of God together, and there you have his Glory, the infinitness of his Glory. The shine and lustre of all the Attributes together is Gods Glory. I have then to deal with a glorious God, and let me labor to perform such services as may have a spiritual Glory upon them, that some Image of the Divine Lustre that there is in God may be upon my services; and let me look for glorious things seeing I have to deal with such a glorious God.