Gospel-Worship

The judgement of God upon Nadab and Abihu that did not sanctify Gods Name it was secret at first: It struck them dead, and though by fire, yet if you read the story you shall find that their clothes were not burnt, and yet they were burnt in their bodies: So the Lord some times doth blast men inwardly in their Spirits, in their Souls, in their Parts, in their common Gifts •he blasts them I say inwardly though it doth not appear outwardly, yet at length it will appear before men that they are blasted: and in these times of the Gospel the Lord doth come with spiritual judgments rather then with outward temporal judgements. In the time of the Law, those that did not sanctify the Name of God in holy duties, the Lord did appear by some external and visible way upon their bodies; but now in the time of the Gospel there God comes with more spiritual judgements upon mens Souls, and those are the most terrible judgements: We have a notable Scripture for this in Isa. 29. 13. How God doth blast those that do not sanctify his name in holy duties. Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this People draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men: Mark what follows: Therefore behold I will proceed to do a marvellous work amongst this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. What do they come and draw near me with their lips and their hearts are far from me, and do they worship me in a formal way? Isle take away the wisdom from the wise, and the understanding from the prudent: And that is the reason why so many great scholars are blasted in their very parts, because they would worship God according to the precepts of men, in a formal way; and so all hypocrites and formal worshippers the Lord doth blast them in one way or other, the judgements of God upon the spirits ⟨p. 118⟩of men were sometimes in the time of the Law; But in the times of the Gospel there we find generally the judgements of God to be more spiritual upon the hearts and consciences of men; we find it by experience God doth discover that he doth not accept of such as those are;

The judgement of God upon Nadab and Abihu that did not sanctifie Gods Name it was secret at first: It struck them dead, and though by fire, yet if you read the story you shall find that their cloathes were not burnt, and yet they were burnt in their bodies: So the Lord some times doth blast men inwardly in their Spirits, in their Souls, in their Parts, in their common Gifts he blasts them I say inwardly though it doth not appear outwardly, yet at length it will appear before men that they are blasted: and in these times of the Gospel the Lord doth come with spirituall judgments rather then with outward temporall judgements. In the time of the Law, those that did not sanctifie the Name of God in holy duties, the Lord did appear by some externall and visible way upon their bodies; but now in the time of the Gospel there God comes with more spirituall judgements upon mens Souls, and those are the most terrible judgements: We have a notable Scripture for this in