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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.
Secondly, When I come to confess my sin, to judg my self ⟨p. 293⟩for my sin, there must be an inward disposition suitable to such a confession; O how many men and women will come and speak great things against themselves for their sins, and judg themselves for their sins, and yet there, is no such disposition in their hearts suitable to their words; you shall have some in praying with others, they will be a means to break the hearts of others, they will so follow their sin; and take such shame and confusion upon themselves for their sin; and yet God knows their hearts not stirred all this while; and then they will call upon God for pardon of sin, and for power against their sin, and yet God knows that their hearts do close with their sin, and are loth to part with their sin in the mean time, this is falseness of heart; when the inward disposition is not answerable to outward expressions; I beseech you my brethren consider of the prayers you have made, and especially you that pray much with others, look what expressions you have made, and see whether there be answerable dispositions to the expressions you have made, and how that the Lord doth remember every expression that you have made.
Secondly, When I come to confess my sin, to judg my self ⟨p. 293⟩for my sin, there must be an inward disposition sutable to such a confession; O how many men and women will come and speak great things against themselves for their sins, and judg themselves for their sins, and yet there, is no such disposition in their hearts sutable to their words; you shall have some in praying with others, they will be a means to break the hearts of others, they will so follow their sin; and take such shame and confusion upon themselves for their sin; and yet God knows their hearts not stir'd all this while; and then they will call upon God for pardon of sin, and for power against their sin, and yet God knows that their hearts do close with their sin, and are loth to part with their sin in the mean time, this is falsness of heart; when the inward disposition is not answerable to outward expressions; I beseech you my brethren consider of the prayers you have made, and especially you that pray much with others, look what expressions you have made, and see whether there be answerable dispositions to the expressions you have made, and how that the Lord doth remember every expression that you have made.