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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 12
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You will say if you should have Christ to be crucified again before your eyes, if you should see the body of Christ hanging upon the Cross, and there behold him crucified, and hearing of him cry out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, you would think if your hearts did not break for sin then, that they were desperately hard; know every time that thou hast come to receive the Sacrament, thou hast come to see such a fight, and it is as great an aggravation of the hardness of thy heart if it hath not broken at this sight, as it would be if it should not break at that fight; We read in Gal. 3. 1. of Pauls speaking of the preaching of the Gospel, he saith that Christ was crucified before those that did hear the word; and, foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? he doth not mean that Christ was crucified in ⟨p. 248⟩Galatia, but that where the word was preached he was evidently set forth, and crucified among them; but now my brethren, the crucifying of Christ in the word, is not such a real, evident, and sensible setting forth of Christ crucified, as when he is set forth in this Sacrament, and tis that which works with more efficacy to break the heart, then that other sight; and the reason that I give is this.
You will say if you should have Christ to be crucified again before your eyes, if you should see the body of Christ hanging upon the Crosse, and there behold him crucified, and hearing of him cry out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, you would think if your hearts did not break for sin then, that they were desperately hard; know every time that thou hast come to receive the Sacrament, thou hast come to see such a fight, and it is as great an aggravation of the hardnesse of thy heart if it hath not broken at this sight, as it would be if it should not break at that fight; We read in Gal. 3. 1. of Pauls speaking of the preaching of the Gospel, he saith that Christ was crucified before those that did hear the word; and, foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? hee doth not meane that Christ was crucified in ⟨p. 248⟩