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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
Sermon 1: Gospel-Worship: OR, The Right Manner of drawing nigh to God, in General: And particular…
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Aaron held his peace] He was silenced. It may be before, He was expressing himself in grief, and sorrowed exceeding much in words; but now he was quiet and had nothing to say: he did by his silence acknowledge his Children were deer to him, but it's fit that God should be glorified what ever becomes of his Children, and therefore Aaron holds his peace.
Aaron held his peace] He was silenced. It may be before, He was expressing himself in grief, and sorrow'd exceeding much in words; but now he was quiet and had nothing to say: he did by his silence acknowledge his Children were deer to him, but it's fit that God should be glorified what ever becomes of his Children, and therefore Aaron holds his peace.
But the word that is here translated, Holds his peace, It hath more in it than mere silence; for the Hebrews have another word that signify mere silence of speech: but this signifies, a staying of the heart, that it doth not further proceed in and trouble of spirit, a silence in the very heart, and staying of it; a staying of the motions ⟨p. 8⟩of the heart. I find the same word to be used in Scripture, when Joshua said to the Sun, stand still, stay thy self on Gibeon, Jos 10. 12. It is the same word that is here translated, and Aaron held his peace, that is, he was stayed from further vexing or troubling of himself, or being disquieted; whereas his heart was in a strong violent motion: Now Moses speech did stop him, and gave a stop to his heart to make it stand still in a wonderful manner, As the Sun, when Joshua spake to it to stand still. As if the Lord should have spoken to his heart, Aaron, thy heart is in a mighty strong motion, but consider that I must be sanctified in those that draw nigh me; and let all those motions of thy heart be stopped and quiet. Thus now you see the meaning of the Scripture, and the Scope of it. Now in this Scripture you have these Three special and notable Points.
But the word that is here translated, Holds his peace, It hath more in it than meer silence; for the Hebrews have another word that signifie meer silence of speech: but this signifies, a staying of the heart, that it doth not further proceed in and trouble of spirit, a silence in the very heart, and staying of it; a staying of the motions