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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 7
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SERMON VII.
LEVITICUS. 10. 3. I will be Sanctified in them that come nigh me.
WE are coming now to the conclusion of this great Argument of Sanctifying Gods Name in holy duties for the general. God expects that we should all in our drawings near to him in the duties of worship, Sanctify his Name. Now we are to consider of divers reasons why God will be Sanctified in all the duties of his worship.
WEE are coming now to the conclusion of this great Argument of Sanctifying Gods Name in holy duties for the generall. God expects that we should all in our drawings neer to him in the duties of worship, Sanctifie his Name. Now we are to consider of divers reasons why God will be Sanctified in all the duties of his worship.
1 The First Reason is this, It is the very nature of God to Will himself the last end, and all other things to work suitable to the lifting up of himself as the last end: I say it is as essential to him as any thing, for him to will himself as the highest end, and that all things should work so as to be suitable unto that Glory of his for the furtherance of it: God should cease to be God, if so be he should not will himself as the highest end, and so will that all things that have any being should some way or other work for himself: This is the very nature of God. It is that which I conceive the very nature of Gods holiness consists in, the willing himself as the last end, and so to work all things as is suitable unto his own infinite excellency. Now as this is Gods holiness, so it is the holiness that God requires in his Creatures (that are capable of holiness) that they should will him as the last end, and all things suitable to that infinite excellency of his. Now if this be the nature of God, and this be his holiness, then certainly it must needs be a necessary duty in all those that would have communion with God and would honour God, to will as God himself doth will, that is that all things should work suitable to the infinite excellency of God, that God may attain the glory of his infinite excellency, and this makes it to be a necessary duty that when we come to worship him we should Sainctfie