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Gospel-Worship
Gospel-worship: or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general. And particularly in these 3. great ordinances, [brace] viz. [brace] 1. Hearing the Word. 2. Receiving the Lords Supper 3. Prayer. By Jeremiah Burroughs, the Gospel-preacher to two of the greatest congregations in England, viz. Stepney and Cripple-gate, London.Gospel-worship: or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in generall. And particularly in these 3. great ordinances, [brace] viz. [brace] 1. Hearing the Word. 2. Receiving the Lords Supper 3. Prayer. By Jeremiah Burroughes, the Gospel-preacher to two of the greatest congregations in England, viz. Stepney and Criple-gate, London.
London: printed for Peter Cole and R.W., 1647
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Gospel-worship: OR, The right manner of drawing nigh to God in gene… › Sermon 3
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The next thing is the Excellency of the preparation; and that ⟨p. 52⟩may be in way of Application to you to make you to be in love with Preparation for holy duties. There is abundance of good in it.
First, By this means we come to make every duty of worship easy to us, things are difficult when we come upon them unprepared, If you have a friend come to dinner or supper to you, and should come suddenly, and you have nothing prepared there would be a great deal of stir in the house, but it you have every thing prepared, it would be carried on in an easy way; and the reason why people e•mplaine so much of difficulty in duty, it is because their hearts are not prepared. Indeed we have naturally many things to keep us off from God but now when the heart is prepared for a holy duty, it goes off as easy to God even into the infinite ocean of All mercy and goodness, as a ship goes off to be launched when you have made preparation for it and the heart can go with a holy boldne e to God when you have made preparation for holy duties. In Job 11. the place which I quoted before for the work of preparation, do but consider a verse or two further, and you shall find what abundance of good there comes upon the keeping of the heart prepared in things that are good. Vers 13. If thou prepare thine heart, &c. And then Vers. 15. Then shalt thou life up thy face without spot, yea, thou shalt be steadfast and shalt not fear: When the heart is prepared for that that is good, when it comes into the presence of God it is able to lift up its self without fear, in a steadfast comfortable way, and this will quit the cost of any labour.
First, By this meanes we come to make every duty of worship easie to us, things are difficult when we come upon them unprepared, If you have a friend come to dinner or supper to you, and should come suddenly, and you have nothing prepared there would be a great deal of stir in the house, but it you have every thing prepared, it would be carried on in an easie way; and the reason why people emplaine so much of difficulty in duty, it is because their hearts are not prepared. Indeed we have naturally many things to keep us off from God but now when the heart is prepared for a holy duty, it goes off as easie to God even into the infinite ocean of All mercy and goodnesse, as a ship goes off to be lansht when you have made preparation for it and the heart can go with a holy boldne e to God when you have made preparation for holy duties. In