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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 4: SARMON IV.
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.
First, those that first set upon the duties of Religion: young beginners, that begin at first to set their faces towards Heaven, to worship God they had need look to their hearts they should spend some time in Preparation when they come to holy duties, and the truth is, when the conscience of a man or woman is at first enlightened, and awakened, they will be very careful in ⟨p. 57⟩preparing to holy duties, the fear of God it is mighty upon their Spirits at first, and it should not be less afterwards the constancy of Gods fear should bring their hearts to such a holy temper as to make them fit for holy duties always.
First, those that first set upon the duties of Religion: young beginners, that begin at first to set their faces towards Heaven, to worship God they had need look to their hearts they should spend some time in Preparation when they come to holy duties, and the truth is, when the conscience of a man or woman is at first inlightened, and awakened, they will be very carefull in ⟨p. 57⟩preparing to holy duties, the fear of God it is mighty upon their Spirits at first, and it should not be lesse afterwards the constancy of Gods fear should bring their hearts to such a holy temper as to make them fit for holy duties alwaies.
Secondly, Those men and women that at any time shall sin against conscience, shall commit such sins as shall in a kind even lay wast Conscience, shall break their peace between God and their Souls; they had need spend some time in preparation for holy duties, they cannot come into the presence of God to enjoy communion with God, but they had need before hand be very serious in the examination of their hearts, and to endeavour the working of their hearts into mourning for their sin, and to labour to possess their Souls with the presence of God even before they come. These two sorts of people, such as have not been acquainted with the ways of godliness, or such as have broken their peace with God by some evil carriage of theirs towards God in some vile way, I say it is required of them to be more solemn in the work of Preparation.