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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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9 Consider the holiness of God: God is a God infinitely pure from all sin, and therefore when we come to worship God, we must be ashamed of our unholiness, as the Prophet in Isa 6. when he heard the Seraphims cry, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, he falls down and saith, We is me for I am undone, because I ⟨p. 100⟩am a man of unclean lips. And is God a holy God? Then let me take heed when I come before him, that I bring not with me a love to any sin for the Lord hates it, and let me take heed that I do not cast dirt in the very face of Gods holiness, but give up my Soul to be ruled wholly by him:
9 Consider the holinesse of God: God is a God infinitly pure from all sin, and therefore when we come to worship God, we must be ashamed of our unholinesse, as the Prophet in Isa 6. when he heard the Seraphins cry, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, he fals down and saith, Wee is me for I am undone, because I ⟨p. 100⟩am a man of unclean lips. And is God a holy God? Then let me take heed when I come before him, that I bring not with me a love to any sin for the Lord hates it, and let me take heed that I do not cast dirt in the very face of Gods holinesse, but give up my Soul to be rul'd wholly by him:
And labour that there may be a suitableness between the holiness of thy heart and of the infinite God. Now this is to Sanctify Gods Name, when the consideration of this Attribute of God hath such effect upon my heart, that I labour upon this to come with a suitable heart before God.
And labour that there may be a suitablenesse between the holinesse of thy heart and of the infinite God. Now this is to Sanctifie Gods Name, when the consideration of this Attribute of God hath such effect upon my heart, that I labour upon this to come with a suitable heart before God.