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Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17,…Three choice and profitable sermons upon severall texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17,…
Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17, John 14. 3, Heb. 8. 5 : the first of them being the last sermon which he preached at the court of election at Boston, the second was the last which he preached on the Lords-Day, the third was the last which he preached on his weekly-lecture-day : wherein (beside many other excellent and seasonable truths) is showed, the Lords sovereignty over, and care for his church and people, in order to both their militant and triumphant condition, and their fidelity and good affection towards himself / by that reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton ...Three choice and profitable sermons upon severall texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17, John 14. 3, Heb. 8. 5 : the first of them being the last sermon which he preached at the court of election at Boston, the second was the last which he preached on the Lords-Day, the third was the last which he preached on his weekly-lecture-day : wherein (beside many other excellent and seasonable truths) is shewed, the Lords soveraignty over, and care for his church and people, in order to both their militant and triumphant condition, and their fidelity and good affection towards himself / by that reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton ...
printed by S.G. and M.I. for Hezekiah Usher of Boston, 1664
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It would be a dreadful thing if God should say to any of us that are full of duties, and concerning our Sabbaths, Lords Supper, our Fasts, our Feasts, I am weary of your Worship, bring no more vain Oblations, &c. God forbid that we should forget the internal part of worship, whilst we are exercised in the external. Amos 5.21. I hate and despise your feasts, I will not smell in your solemn Assemblies. Look not only to external regularity, but look we unto inward piety, lest God hate and despise our Worship. Joshua (saith God) Why lyest thou upon the ground? Chap. 7.10, 11. Israel hath sinned, and transgressed my Covenant, &c. we have been much in fastings, and in external duties many years, but what reformation is there? are we brought sny more unto the Rule in Church and State? I beseech you know, that God aims at Obedience as the internal substantial part of his Worship.
It would be a dreadful thing if God should say to any of us that are full of duties, and concerning our Sabbaths, Lords Supper, our Fasts, our Feasts, I am weary of your Worship, bring no more vain Oblations, &c. God forbid that we should forget the internal part of worship, whilest we are exercised in the external. Amos 5.21. I hate and despise your feasts, I will not smell in your solemn Assemblies. Look not onely to external regularity, but look we unto inward piety, lest God hate and despise our Worship. Joshua (saith God) Why lyest thou upon the ground? Chap. 7.10, 11. Israel hath sinned, and transgressed my Covenant, &c. we have been much in fastings, and in external duties many years, but what reformation is there? are we brought sny more unto the Rule in Church and State? I beseech you know, that God aimes at Obedience as the internal substantial part of his Worship.
Instr. 4. That the external Order of the Gospel (Church-order) is no other then the external Throne of Christ Jesus. Worship that is mixed, partly Divine, and partly Humane, this is so much defilement in Gods Worship; but when it is according to the Rule, that is Christs Throne. Satan hath his throne, that is where Antichrist reigns; and Christ hath his Throne, that is where his Institutions are in force: there Christ sits as Lord. If the Polity be according to the Gospel, Jesus Christ is there acknowledged Lord, and there is never a Member but is a Subject: there must be an Order, and according to that Order there must be subjection: do you think it an easy thing to be subject to Order? Remember it was matter of trial to those that came out of Egypt, and through the Sea (as we have done) yet there were men of renown that could not bear Church-Order. Let me tell you; it is a greater matter to be subject to Order, then to come over the Seas, or to endure the troubles of a Wilderness; many will bear a Prison, before they will endure the Government of Christ, and Gospel-order in his Church.