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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 8
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but the rude multitude that know nothing at all, they had rather be in Alehouses drinking and swilling they never care to hear the word, as in such a place as this there are very few of your miserable poor people that come to hear the Word• What place is there fuller of miserable poor people then this place is and yet what a poor appearance is thereof such people at the hearing of the ⟨p. 166⟩Word? But now those that have any ingenuity in them at all, or any breeding (for so the word is) they will receive the word with readiness: But this breeding here spoken of, was a little higher then natural breeding; They were spiritually noble, & so they had a readiness in their hearts in receiving the word. Now this readiness of heart in receiving the Word consists in these particulars:
but the rude multitude that know nothing at all, they had rather be in Alehouses drinking and swilling they never care to hear the word, as in such a place as this there are very few of your miserable poor people that come to hear the Word• What place is there fuller of miserable poor people then this place is and yet what a poor appearance is thereof such people at the hearing of the ⟨p. 166⟩Word? But now those that have any ingenuity in them at all, or any breeding (for so the word is) they will receive the word with readinesse: But this breeding here spoken of, was a little higher then naturall breeding; They were spiritually noble, & so they had a readiness in their hearts in receiving the word. Now this readinesse of heart in receiving the Word consists in these particulars:
First, When you come to hear the Word, if you would Sanctify Gods Name, you must possess your souls with what it is that you are going to hear, That what you are to hear is the Word of God, That it is not the speaking of a man that you are going to attend upon: but that you are now going to attend upon God, and to hear the word of the eternal God. Possess your souls with this; you will never sanctify Gods Name else in the hearing of his Word; therefore you find that the Apostle writing to the Thessalonians, he gives them the reason why the word did them so much good as it did: It was because they did hear it as the word of God