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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.
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but if you were to tender up a present to a Prince, a Monarch, an Emperor, then you must tender a present that is fit for the quality of the person. Therefore Mal 1. 8. When the Lord rebukes them for their Sacrifices that they were such poor things: Go saith God and tender up this to your governor and see whether he will accept of it or no. So certainly that which may be accepted of by a mean man, would be accounted a scorn, if you should tender it up to a Prince or an Emperor. Now when we are to worship God we must consider that we are to tender up our service to God, who is the great King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. But you will say, is it possible for any creature when it comes to tender up it's worship to God, to tender up that which is fit for a God to have? This may rather be a discouragement unto prayer or any other duty of worship, then an encouragement.
but if you were to tender up a present to a Prince, a Monarch, an Emperour, then you must tender a present that is fit for the qualitie of the person. Therefore Mal 1. 8. When the Lord rebukes them for their Sacrifices that they were such poore things: Go saith God and tender up this to your governour and see whether he wil accept of it or no. So certainly that which may be accepted of by a mean man, would be accounted a scorne, if you should tender it up to a Prince or an Emperour. Now when we are to worship God we must consider that we are to tender up our service to God, who is the great King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. But you wil say, is it possible for any creature when it comes to tender up it's worship to God, to tender up that which is fit for a God to have? This may rather be a discouragement unto prayer or any other duty of worship, then an incouragement.
To that I Answer thus, though we be very poor and mean, yet it doth not hinder but we may tender up that to God which God will acknowledge to be suitable to his infinite excellency, as
To that I Answer thus, though we be very poore and mean, yet it doth not hinder but we may tender up that to God which God wil acknowledge to be suitable to his infinite excelencie, as