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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. The next thing for the sanctifying Gods Name in the hearing of the Word, is this, We must hear it with a trembling heart, with fear as well as meekness, and for that you have that famous Scripture, in Isa. 66. beginning, Thus saith the Lord, The Heaven is my Throne, and the earth is my Foot-stool, where is the house that the build unto me, and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath my hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord; but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor, and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my Word. This is a most admirable Scripture: Mark how God lifts up himself in his Glory, so great a God, as the Heaven is my Throne, and the Earth is my Foot-stool, where is that house that ye will build unto me? But then may a poor soul say, How shall I be able to stand before this God that is so glorious? Saith God, Be not discouraged poor soul who doest tremble at my Word, for I look to you. And then this is a further thing observable, That God hath a regard to that soul that trembles at this Word, rather than to any that should build the most sumptuous buildings in the world for him; for saith God here, The Heaven is my Throne, and the Earth is my Foot-stool, where is the house that ye build unto me, and where is the place of my rest? They have built a glorious Temple to God, but what do I regard that saith God? I regard one that trembles at my Word more than that great house that you have built unto me. It is a notable Scripture to show what a high respect God hath to one that trembles at his Word, he regards them more than this glorious Temple that was built unto him; If you were able to build such a place as this was for the service of God, you would think it a great matter, it is not so much regarded as if you could bring a trembling heart to Gods Word, that's a special thing wherein the sanctifying ⟨p. 182⟩of the Name of God consists, when we come to see the dreadful Authority that there is in the Word of God, when we are able to see more Glory of God in his Word than in all the works of God besides, for there is more of his Glory in the Word than there is in the whole Creation of Heaven and Earth, take the Sun, and Moon, and Stars:
6. The next thing for the sanctifying Gods Name in the hearing of the Word, is this, We must hear it with a trembling heart, with fear as well as meekness, and for that you have that famous Scripture, in