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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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God did never threaten before hand and say, Whosoever offers strange fire, I will consume them with fire from heaven; But they meet with a judgement that was not threatened: Consider of this, it may be when we come and speak out of the word and show you plainly how God doth threaten such and such fins, you are afraid then; but know if thou venturest upon ways of sin, thou mayest meet with dreadful judgements executed that never yet were threatened: Besides all those judgements that are threatened in the Book of God thou mayest meet with judgements unheard of unexpected: As God hath Mercies beyond what he hath expressly revealed in his Word, for never was it heard since the beginning of the world what God hath laid up for them that love him: So God hath judgements beyond what is in his Word, Sometimes when the Ministers of God do open the threatenings that are in Gods Word, you think that they are terrible: But know that God in the treasury of his judgments hath more dreadful things then yet ever hath bin revealed in his Word and therefore learn to tremble not only at what is revealed in Gods Word against thy sin, but tremble at what there is in that infinite Justice, Power, and Wisdom of God to find out and execute upon sinners; for thou that art a sinner, and especially if thou beest a bold and presumptuous sinner, thou mayest I say expect to meet with whatsoever evil an infinite ⟨p. 17⟩wisdom is able to devise, and that an infinite power is able to bring upon thee that thou art capable of: Thou committest such and such a sin, perhaps thou doest not know of any particular judgement that is threatened against it: but think thus, I that do provoke God by my sins, what may I look for? 'Tis more then I know to the contrary but that whatsoever the infinite wisdom of God is able to find out, and what misery so ever I am capable of, that the Lord may bring upon me. Consider of this and take heed of sin.
God did never threaten before hand and say, Whosoever offers strange fire, I will consume them with fire from heaven; But they meet with a judgement that was not threatned: Consider of this, it may be when we come and speak out of the word and shew you plainly how God doth threaten such and such fins, you are afraid then; but know if thou venturest upon wayes of sin, thou mayest meet with dreadfull judgements executed that never yet were threatned: Besides all those judgements that are threatned in the Book of God thou mayest meet with judgements unheard of unexpected: As God hath Mercies beyond what he hath expresly revealed in his Word, for never was it heard since the beginning of the world what God hath laid up for them that love him: So God hath judgements beyond what is in his Word, Sometimes when the Ministers of God do open the threatnings that are in Gods Word, you think that they are terrible: But know that God in the treasury of his judgments hath more dreadfull things then yet ever hath bin revealed in his Word and therefore learn to tremble not only at what is revealed in Gods Word against thy sin, but tremble at what there is in that infinite Justice, Power, and Wisdome of God to find out and execute upon sinners; for thou that art a sinner, and especially if thou beest a bold and presumptuous sinner, thou mayest I say expect to meet with whatsoever evill an infinite