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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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3. We must sanctify Gods name in this; because it is the Sacrament of our Communion with Christ; wherein we come to have such a near union and communion with him as to eat his flesh and to drink his blood, and to sit at his table. We come to have Communion with Christ even in all our Senses; now Christ coming so fully to us, that calls upon us to sanctify his name when we come before him.
3. We must sanctifie Gods name in this; because it is the Sacrament of our Communion with Christ; wherein we come to have such a neer union and communion with him as to eath's flesh and to drinke his blood, and to sit at his table. We come to have Communion with Christ even in all our Sences; now Christ comming so fully to us, that cals upon us to sanctifie his name when we come before him.
4. In this the Covenant of grace is sealed, the Covenant of grace comes to be sealed in both the parts of it; now when we come to have to deal with God in the way of the Covenant of grace, both to have the Seal on his part, and the Seal on ours, surely this must needs call for a sanctified use of such a thing as is so holy as this is. And that's the first reason why we are to sanctify Gods name in this, because if we be in ordinary eating and drinking we must do it, then in this, wherein there is so much of God, wherein the Mysteries of Godliness are set before us, wherein there is so much of the love of Christ, wherein we are to have close Communion with Jesus Christ, and wherein the Covenant of grace comes to be sealed on both sides: there had need therefore be a sanctifying of Gods name in the use of it.
4. In this the Covenant of grace is sealed, the Covenant of grace comes to be sealed in both the parts of it; now when wee come to have to deale with God in the way of the Covenant of grace, both to have the Seale on his part, and the Seale on ours, surely this must needs call for a sanctifyed use of such a thing as is so holy as this is. And thats the first reason why we are to sanctifie Gods name in this, because if we be in ordinary eating and drinking we must doe it, then in this, wherein there is so much of God, wherein the Mysteries of Godlinesse are set before us, wherein there is so much of the love of Christ, wherein we are to have close Communion with Jesus Christ, and wherein the Covenant of grace comes to be sealed on both sides: there had need therefore be a sanctifying of Gods name in the use of it.