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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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2 The Second thing that is to be done in way of preparation, it is to plough up the fallow ground of your hearts, and not to sow amongst thorns, as you have it in Jer. 4. 3. and so in Ho• 10. The word of God you know is compared to seed in that parable of Christ in Mar. 13. And an Auditory is compared to the ground, I suppose you are all acquainted with that parable of the sower, that it is to set out the ministry of the word, and what fruit it hath upon the hearts of men, a congregation is like the field, and a minister preaching is like the sower that sows the seed in the field: He knows not which truth whether that or the other will prosper, the seed being sowed in some part of the ground it is lost, and in another part it grows; so in one •ew the seed of the word is lost, and in another •ew it grows up: But now if people that are compared to the ground would so hear the word as Gods name may be sanctified in it, their hearts must be ploughed •as if one should sow seed upon green soil, sow it in the fields upon green grass, what would become of it? The ground must first be ploughed for the preparation of the seed
2 The Second thing that is to be done in way of preparation, it is to plow up the fallow ground of your hearts, and not to sowe amongst thornes, as you have it in Jer. 4. 3. and so in Ho• 10. The word of God you know is compared to seed in that parable of Christ in Mar. 13. And an Auditory is compared to the ground, I suppose you are al aquainted with that parable of the sower, that it is to set out the ministry of the word, and what fruit it hath upon the hearts of men, a congregation is like the field, and a minister preaching is like the sower that sows the seed in the field: He knows not which truth whether that or the other will prosper, the seed being sowed in some part of the ground it is lost, and in another part it grows; so in one •ew the seed of the word is lost, and in another ew it grows up: But now if people that are compared to the ground would so hear the word as Gods name may be sanctified in it, their hearts must be plowed as if one should sow seed upon green soil, sow it in the fields upon green grasse, what would become of it? The ground must first be plowed for the preparation of the seed