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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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5 Fifthly, When I am to Worship God, I am to look upon him as the living God, as that God that hath life in himself, and gives life unto his creatures.
5 Fiftly, When I am to Worship God, I am to look upon him as the living God, as that God that hath life in himself, and gives life unto his creatures.
Then what suitable behaviour doth become me? I must come before his presence with fear; It is a fearful thing to fall into his hands that is the living God; that hath my life under his feet, he ⟨p. 97⟩hath the absolute dispose of my present and eternal condition, he gave me my life, he hath preserved my life, and so may take it away when he pleases, and bring death, eternal death unto me. These things may marvellously help your meditation when you are to come before him, you who are barren in your meditations, go over the Attributes of God thus, and consider what you may be able to draw from thence. God he is the living God: What behaviour then doth beseem me towards this living God? Oh let me be afraid least my Soul depart from the living God. Let me bring a living Service to him, I must not bring a dead heart; let me take heed how I come before the living God with a dead heart, and with a dead service, to sacrifice that that is dead before it comes, its like a carrion that lies dead in the ditch. Oh let us be humbled for our dead hearts, and dead sacrifices; it is a living God that I am Worshipping, & therefore I must pray, Lord, turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken my heart in thy Law. Ps. 1. 19. 37. Remember when thou comest to worship, that thou come with a quickened heart, for thou hast to deal with the living God: A man or Woman that is of an active spirit, cannot endure a dull and heavy servant in the family; but the Lord is a pure act, and nothing else but act, and therefore he doth expect that all his people should have quick active and lively spirits.
Then what suitable behaviour doth become me? I must come before his presence with fear; It is a fearfull thing to fall into his hands that is the living God; that hath my life under his feet, he