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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 5
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3 Thou mayest know it by this, wherein doest thou account the excellency of a duty to consist, either in thy self or others? Thou performest a duty, now it may be thy parts do act very lively, and to thy credit, and yet thy conscience tells thee that thy heart was straitened: Now canst thou rise up with joy because thou hast thy ends? At another time perhaps thy heart is more troubled, and broken: But thou doest not express thy self so much, then thou art discouraged. And when ⟨p. 88⟩thou seest another perform a duty, if thou seest but any failing in their expressions, thou pitchest upon that, and lookest upon it as a poor thing: thou art not able to see an excellency in holy duties, except there be an excellency of natural parts; but those that have the Spirit of God, they can find the Spirit of God acting in others, though they have not such natural parts.
3 Thou mayest know it by this, wherein doest thou account the excellency of a duty to consist, either in thy self or others? Thou performest a duty, now it may be thy parts do act very lively, and to thy credit, and yet thy conscience tels thee that thy heart was streightned: Now canst thou rise up with joy because thou hast thy ends? At another time perhaps thy heart is more troubled, and broken: But thou doest not expresse thy self so much, then thou art discouraged. And when ⟨p. 88⟩thou seest another performe a duty, if thou seest but any failing in their expressions, thou pitchest upon that, and lookest upon it as a poor thing: thou art not able to see an excellency in holy duties, except there be an excellency of naturall parts; but those that have the Spirit of God, they can find the Spirit of God acting in others, though they have not such naturall parts.
4 Those that are acted by their natural parts, in secret they are less enlarged, then they are before others a great deal. Their parts act much before others, but what is there between God and their own Souls?