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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
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Med. 7. Again, From hence see what is the evil of sin, how great it is, that hath made such a breach between God and my soul, that only such a way, and such a means must take away my sin; I must either have lain under the burden of my sin eternally, or Jesus Christ that's God and man must suffer so much for it; Oh what Meditations are these to take up the hearts of men!
Med. 8. Behold the infinite love of God to mankind, and the love of Jesus Christ, that rather than God would see the children of men to perish eternally, he would send his Son to take our Nature upon him, and thus to suffer such dreadful things; herein God shows his love; it is not the love of God so much in giving you a good voyage, and prospering you outwardly in the world; But, so God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son; And it pleased the Father to break his Son, and to pour out his blood, here is the love of God, and of Jesus Christ: Oh! what a powerful, mighty, drawing, efficacious Meditation should this be unto us!
Med. 8. Behold the infinit love of God to mankind, and the love of Jesus Christ, that rather than God would see the children of men to perish eternally, he would send his Son to take our Nature upon him, and thus to suffer such dreadful things; herein God shows his love; it is not the love of God so much in giving you a good voyage, and prospering you outwardly in the world; But, so God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son; And it pleased the Father to break his Son, and to powr out his blood, here is the love of God, and of Jesus Christ: Oh! what a powerful, mighty, drawing, efficacious Meditation should this be unto us!
Med. 9. Those that are Believers they shall be nourished to eternal life, so that there is no fear that ever a Believer should quite fall off from God and die in his sin; Why? Because the body and blood of Christ is given to him for his spiritual nourishment: though a Believer be never so weak yet seeing God hath appointed the body and blood of his Son for him to feed upon and to drink in a spiritual way, surely then the weakest