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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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no nor as if an Angel should come, for Jesus Christ hath obtained a more excellent name then the Angels, and it is Christ that is in the Ministry of his Word, He that heareth you heareth me.
2 Secondly, That which would cause attention, is the greatness of the matter propounded: It is true, if a man should speak of some flight and vain things, there need not so much attention. My Brethren, the matters in the Word are the great things of God, it is the voice of God, the great Mysteries of godliness, those deep things that the Angels themselves desire to pry into; Yea the Angels themselves by the Churches they come to have the knowledge of the Mysteries of God. I make no question but in the Ministry of the Word among the Churches the Angels they attend and come to some knowledge in the Mysteries of godliness; for so the Scripture saith, That they have it by the Churches, there the greatest things of Gods will, the greatest Counsels of God that were kept hid from all eternity, are opened to you in the Ministry of the Word: We do not come to tell you tales, and the conceits of men, but to open the great counsels ⟨p. 174⟩of God, wherein the depth of the wisdom of God comes to be revealed to the children of men, and therefore this calls for attention.
2 Secondly, That which would cause attention, is the greatnes of the matter propounded: It is true, if a man should speak of some flight and vain things, there need not so much attention. My Brethren, the matters in the Word are the great things of God, it is the voice of God, the great Mysteries of godlinesse, those deep things that the Angels themselves desire to pry into; Yea the Angels themselves by the Churches they come to have the knowledge of the Mysteries of God. I make no question but in the Ministery of the Word among the Churches the Angels they attend and come to some knowledge in the Mysteries of godlinesse; for so the Scripture saith, That they have it by the Churches, there the greatest things of Gods will, the greatest Counsels of God that were kept hid from all eternity, are opened to you in the Ministry of the Word: We do not come to tell you tales, and the conceits of men, but to open the great counsels