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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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Then you are not to be discouraged by any difficulties. I come to seek for some great thing, and I come to seek to a great God, that hath all power in heaven and earth, and infinitely more power then there is in all creatures in heaven and earth; I am praying to a God that can create peace, create help: My condition cannot be so desperate, but this infinite Almighty God is able to help me Let me make him the object of my Faith as he is so infinitely Almighty: What a full object of Faith is this God that hath all power in him? Let me therefore come to him as a strong tower; run to the name of God as a strong tower, that can help in all straits whatsoever. There would be much ⟨p. 98⟩drawing forth of our Faith; if we could present the Lord before us as an infinite Almighty God: when we see outward helps and means near at hand, then we can believe that we may have some succour from him, but when all outward helps and means fail then we are discouraged; we do not sanctify Gods name, but we rather take this name of God in vain, when as our hearts are discouraged with any difficulties; now the Lord expects that all his children that come to worship him, should worship him as the Almighty God, and so have their hearts working towards him; there would be mighty workings of Spirit towards God, if we saw him by the eye of Faith as well as reason.
Then you are not to be discouraged by any difficulties. I come to seek for some great thing, and I come to seek to a great God, that hath all power in heaven and earth, and infinitly more power then there is in all creatures in heaven and earth; I am praying to a God that can create peace, create help: My condition cannot be so desperate, but this infinite Almighty God is able to help me Let me make him the object of my Faith as he is so infinitly Almighty: What a full object of Faith is this God that hath all power in him? Let me therefore come to him as a strong tower; run to the name of God as a strong tower, that can help in all streights whatsoever. There would be much ⟨p. 98⟩drawing forth of our Faith; if we could present tht Lord before us as an infinite Almighty God: when we see outward helps and meanes neer at hand, then we can beleive that we may have some succour from him, but when all outward helps and meanes fail then we are discouraged; we do not sanctifie Gods name, but we rather take this name of God in vain, when as our hearts are discouraged with any difficulties; now the Lord expects that all his children that come to worship him, should worship him as the Almighty God, and so have their hearts working towards him; there would be mighty workings of Spirit towards God, if we saw him by the eye of Faith as well as reason.