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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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You will say, God forbid: Have not I prayed, and heard the word much, and received the Communion often, and yet have I never honoured God?
If thou hast not bin acquainted with this mystery of godliness in Sanctifying his name in these things, This is said from God to thee this morning, That thou hast never done any one action to the honour of God: Thou haddest need begin presently for thy time is not long, and wilt thou go out of this world and the name of God never to be honoured by thee?
If thou hast not bin aquainted with this mysterie of godlinesse in Sanctifying his name in these things, This is said from God to thee this morning, That thou hast never done any one action to the honour of God: Thou hadest need begin presently for thy time is not long, and wilt thou go out of this world and the name of God never to be honoured by thee?
Yea and further, Thou hast lost all thy duties, all the time hath bin lost that thou hast been in performance of duties, now it is an ill thing to idle away time in the things of the World: When a man hath an opportunity for to gain in the world, If so be he loses his time and neglects it, we account it a very sad thing to him, but now to lose our trading time for heaven (for the times of the worshipping of God are our trading times for heaven) that's sad indeed: And yet thou that makest not conscience of Sanctifying the Name of God in holy duties, all the time thou hast spent is lost.