A77988:488
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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If any man in the world should have appointed a piece of Bread, or a draught of wine to have signified and, sealed the body and blood of Christ it hath been superstition in any, and Will-worship, and sinful and abominable to you; but we are to look upon God setting apart these Creatures for such holy and solemn ends, and, therefore when we come to be exercised in them, we come to worship God; and we come likewise to tends up our homage to God when we come to attend upon him in such Ordinances as these are to tender up that homage that is […] poor Creatures unto […] as infinite and glorious God, and the […] we draw nigh to […] in these.
If any man in the world should have appointed a peece of Bread, or a draougth of wine to have signified and, sealed the body and blood of Christ it hath been superstition in any, and Wil-worship, and sinfull and abominable to you; but we are to look upon God setting apart these Creatures for such holy and solemne ends, and, therefore when we come to be exercised in them, we come to worship God; and wee come likewise to tendes up our homage to God when wee come to attend upon him in such Ordinances as these are to tender up that homage that is 〈…〉 poor Creatures unto 〈…〉 as infinite and glorious God, and the 〈…〉 we draw nigh to 〈…〉 in these.
Secondly, We must sanctify Gods name in drawing nigh to him: whatsoever we do, whether we eat or drink we must do all to the glory of God; Now if in our common eating and drinking we must do all to the glory of God, then certainly in this spiritual eating and drinking there must be some special thing done for the glory of God in this.
Secondly, Wee must sanctifie Gods name in drawing nigh to him: whatsoever we doe, whether we eat or drinke we must do all to the glory of God; Now if in our common eating and drinking we must do all to the glory of God, then certainly in this spirituall eating and drinking there must be some special thing done for the glory of God in this.