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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 6
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4 Fourthly, Consider God is an unchangeable God, immutable. That is another Attribute of God, he is unchangeable.
4 Fourthly, Consider God is an unchangable God, immutable. That is another Attribute of God, he is unchangeable.
First, Therefore our hearts must be taken off from these mutable things, and set upon God as that unchangeable good.
First, Therefore our hearts must be taken off from these mutable things, and set upon God as that unchangable good.
Secondly, We must be humbled for our fickleness, and unconstantnesse; there is no shadow of change in God, and there is no shadow of constancy in us.
Secondly, We must be humbled for our •icklenesse, and unconstantnesse; there is no shadow of change in God, and there is no shadow of con•tancy in us.
Thirdly, When we come into the presence of a God who is unchangeable, then we should look upon God as being the same now that ever he was heretofore he hath as much displeasure against sin now as ever he had, and that God that hath done such great things for his Church in former times, is the same God to do good to his people as ever he was, and make use of this; When you read the Word, and there find how God hath made himself appear to be glorious for his people; and now every time I am to Worship God, I should think that I am to deal with God that is the same that ever he was, as merciful, and gracious, and just, and powerful as ever he was, and so my heart is to work towards him.