Christs temptation and transfiguration practically explained and improved in several sermons /

1. Let us worship him. Worship hath its rise and foundation in the heart of the worshipper, and especially Religious worship, which is given to the All-knowing God. Therefore there must we begin, we must have high thoughts, and an high esteem of God. Worship in the Heart is most seen in two things, Love and Trust. Love, Deut. 6. 5. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. We worship God, when we give him such a Love as is superlative and transcendental, far above the love that we give to any other thing; that so our respect to other things may give way to our respect to God. The other Affection whereby we express our esteem of God is Trust; This is another Foundation of worship, Psal. 62. 8. Trust in the Lord at all times, pour out your hearts before him. Well then, inward Worship lieth in these two things, delightful Adhesion to God, and an entire dependence upon him. Without ⟨p. 179⟩this Worship of God we cannot keep up our service to him. Not without delight, witness these Scriptures, Job 27. 10. Will he delight himself in the almighty? will he always call upon God? Isa. 43. 22. But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel! They that love God and delight in him, cannot be long out of his Company, they will seek all occasions to meet with God; as Jonathan and David, whose souls were knit to each other. So for dependence and Trust, it keepeth up service, for they that will not trust God, cannot be long true to him; Heb. 3. 12. Take heed lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. They that distrust Gods Promises, will not long hold out in Gods way; for dependence begets observance: when we look for all from him, we will often come to him, and take all out of his hands, and be careful how we offend him and displease him. What maketh the Christian to be so sedulous and diligent in duties of worship? so awful and observant of God? his All cometh from God, both in life natural, and spiritual. In life natural,