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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.
Fourthly, Take heed thou beest not deceived; because that those thoughts thou hast in prayer, do not appear to be very evil in themselves. This is a great deceit and hinders many in the sanctifying of Gods Name in Prayer; there is sometimes darted in some vain thoughts; now because the thought hath no great evil in it self, therefore they think they may play with it, and their hearts close with it, and so run along with it as the fish doth with the bait; if the Devil casts in a thought of blasphemy, that makes thee quake and shake; but if thy thoughts have no great evil in them, but they are slight ⟨p. 289⟩things; matters of no moment one way or other, upon that thy heart begins to be dandling, and playing with them; therefore remember this Rule, That in the time of prayer, whatsoever thoughts be in thy mind that do not concern the present duty, they are sinful before God, though the thoughts for the matter of them be never so good, yet thou art to abandon them as sinful at that time. Therefore never be deceived with this, that the thoughts are not very sinful: that's another Rule.
Fourthly, Take heed thou beest not deceived; because that those thoughts thou hast in prayer, do not appear to be verie evil in themselves. This is a great deceit and hinders manie in the sanctifying of Gods Name in Prayer; there is sometimes darted in some vain thoughts; now because the thought hath no great evil in it self, therefore they think they may play with it, and their hearts close with it, and so run along with it as the fish doth with the bait; if the Devil casts in a thought of blasphemie, that makes thee quake and shake; but if thy thoughts have no great evil in them, but they are slight ⟨p. 289⟩things; matters of no moment one way or other, upon that thy heart begins to be dandling, and playing with them; therefore remember this Rule, That in the time of prayer, whatsoever thoughts be in thy mind that do not concern the present dutie, they are sinful before God, though the thoughts for the matter of them be never so good, yet thou art to abandon them as sinful at that time. Therefore never be deceived with this, that the thoughts are not verie sinful: that's another Rule.