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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 9
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And then further when this is considered that the word is that that bindeth the Soul over either to life or death, mens eternal estates are to be cast by the world, certainly then it requires a trembling heart to hear that by which the eternal estate of man is to be cast, we do not Sanctify Gods name when we come to hear the word, except we come with trembling hearts, and they are the most likely of all men and women to understand the mind of God, as for such as come with conceited spirits that they understand as much before they come, and think their reach of wit or capacity is beyond the capacity of any that shall open the word unto them (yet that were not so much if it did but only rest upon the man and not reflect upon the word it self) Now these that are rich in their own thoughts and understandings are sent empty away, but those that come with trembling hearts to the word, they are the men that are like to understand Gods Counsels revealed in his word. In ⟨p. 182⟩Ezra 10. 2, 3. Shechaniah the Son of Jehiel one of the Sons of Elam answered & said unto Ezra, we have transgressed against our God & have taken strange wives &c. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing, now therefore let us make a covenant with our God according to the counsel of my lord and of those that tremble at the Commandment of our God; so that those that tremble at Gods word are such as are fitest to counsel, they understand most of Gods mind; and that's another particular of the behaviour of the Soul in Sanctifying Gods name in hearing his word.
And then further when this is considered that the word is that that bindeth the Soul over either to life or death, mens eternal estates are to be cast by the world, certainly then it requires a trembling heart to hear that by which the eternal estate of man is to be cast, we do not Sanctifie Gods name when we come to hear the word, except we come with trembling hearts, and they are the most likely of all men and women to understand the mind of God, as for such as come with conceited spirits that they understand as much before they come, and think their reach of wit or capacity is beyond the capacity of any that shall open the word unto them (yet that were not so much if it did but only rest upon the man and not reflect upon the word it self) Now these that are rich in their own thoughts and understandings are sent empty away, but those that come with trembling hearts to the word, they are the men that are like to understand Gods Counsels revealed in his word. In