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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.
You have an excellent Scripture for that to help a soul, to exercise faith in prayer, notwithstanding there hath been many infirmities; in psal. 65. 2, 3. O thou that hearest prayers, unto thee all flesh shall come; Thou hearest prayers, but I have a great many sins that hinders; no, mark what though iniquity prevails against me, as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away? Oh make use of this Scripture, though you remember not other things; yet you that have dejected hearts and are afraid that God will not hear your prayers, see what text saith, Thou hearest prayer Lord But will not my sins hinder? no saith David, Iniquity prevails against me, as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them away; exercise faith in this; and know that God doth not hear prayer because thou art not sinful, because of thy worthiness, but merely for his free grace.
You have an excellent Scripture for that to help a soul, to exercise faith in prayer, notwithstanding there hath been many infirmiities; in psal. 65. 2, 3. O thou that hearest prayers, unto thee all flesh shall come; Thou hearest prayers, but I haue a great manie sines that hinders; no, mark what though iniquitie prevails against me, as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away? Oh make use of this Scripture, though you remember not other things; yet you that have dejected hearts and are afraid that God will not hear your prayers, see what text saith, Thou hearest prayer Lord But will not my sins hinder? no saith David, Iniquity prevails against me, as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them away; exercise faith in this; and know that God doth not hear prayer because thou art not sinful, because of thy worthyness, but meerly for his free grace.
Another holy disposition in prayer should be this; The soul ⟨p. 295⟩should come with a holy freedom, with the Spirit of adoption to God, crying Abba, Father; if thou comest to God merely as to a Judg; though it's true, those that do not know that God loves them, yet bound as creatures to pray, but thou canst never sanctify the Name of God, till thou hast a child-like Spirit, the spirit of adoption; the Lord loves to have his Children come with freedom of Spirit to Himself in prayer, to come as Children, and not to come with dejected countenance, and discouraged hearts; but come freely to open thy heart to God, as any child would open his heart to a gracious and loving Father.