A77988:493
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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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.
Secondly, Consider this; that there is no duty in all the book of God that I know of, that is urged with more strength and severity then this is; as that place in 1 Cor. 11. showeth where you have required of every one that comes to receive the Bread and Wine in the Lords Supper, That they should examine themselves and so eat, and you have the most dreadful expressions against those that do not do it, that I know are mentioned against the neglect of any duty in all the Book of God; there the holy-Ghost saith, that whosoever eats and drinks unworthily, First, he is guilty of the body and blood of Christ, and then Secondly, he eats and drinks his own damnation; These two expressions have as much dreadfulness in them as can be Imagined, and we do not find an exhortation to a duty backed with two such severe expressions, in case we should neglect our duty, as this