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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.
1. First, It is because there is so much of God in his Word, and therefore we should Sanctify Gods Name. If it were possible there could be sin in Heaven, that sin would be greater than sin committed here; therefore the sin of the Angels when they were in Gods presence, in a more special manner was the greater: The Name of God being in any thing, the greater will be the evil, if we do not sanctify Gods Name in it; now there is very much of God in his Word, more of God there than in all the Works of Creation and Providence. In Ps. 138. 2 Thou hast magnified thy Word above all thy Name. There being therefore so much of God in his Word, we must sanctify the Name of God in it.
1. First, It is because there is so much of God in his Word, and therefore we should Sanctifie Gods Name. If it were possible there could be sin in Heaven, that sin would be greater than sin committed here; therefore the sin of the Angels when they were in Gods presence, in a more special manner was the greater: The Name of God being in any thing, the greater will be the evil, if we do not sanctifie Gods Name in it; now there is very much of God in his Word, more of God there than in all the Works of Creation and Providence. In Ps. 138. 2 Thou hast magnified thy Word above all thy Name. There being therefore so much of God in his Word, we must sanctifie the Name of God in it.
2. Secondly, God hath appointed His Word to be the great Ordinance to convey the special mercies that He intends for the good of His People. That we spake to before in the general, in showing how the duties of Gods Worship are as a Channel for the conveyance of Special good to the Saints: But none more than the Word, that's the Ordinance to convey the first Grace to those that belong to Gods election. The Sacraments is for strengthening, and therefore there is rather more in the Word than in the Sacrament, and yet every one thinks in conscience that he is bound to come carefully to the Sacrament, and to look to Sanctify Gods Name there. It is an easier matter to convince men and women, that they are bound to sanctify the Name of God when they come to receive the holy Communion, than for the hearing of the Word: they think not so much of that, but certainly the Word is appointed to be an Ordinance