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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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Sixthly, there must be spiritual joy; that must be exercised here; for it is a feast; here we come to sit with Christ at his Table, we come as children to our Fathers Table, and to sit there with Jesus Christ our elder Brother; now as a Father doth not love to have his child set in a sullen and dogged way at his Table, or to be crying, but he would have the child set in comfort, and with a holy cheerfulness with a holy freedom of Spirit; not in a sullen way, but as a child in the presence of his Father, and not as a Servant with the Master.
Sixthly, there must be spirituall joy; that must be exercised here; for it is a feast; here we come to sit with Christ at his Table, wee come as children to our Fathers Table, and to sit there with Jesus Christ our elder Brother; now as a Father doth not love to have his child set in a sullen and dogged way at his Table, or to be crying, but he would have the child set in comfort, and with a holy cheerfulnesse with a holy freedome of Spirit; not in a sullen way, but as a child in the presence of his Father, and not as a Servant with the Master.
Object. You told us before that there should be brokenness of Spirit and sense of our sin.
Object. You told us before that there should be brokennesse of Spirit and sence of our sin.
Answ. That may be and joy; we rejoice with trembling; therefore that brokenness of Spirit that I meant, must not be slavish horror and fear, but a kindly melting of the soul from the apprehension of the love of God unto it in Jesus Christ, that was willing to be at so great cost to purchase the pardon of sin: such a gracious mourning as may stand with joy, and the truth is that that sorrow for sin in the Sacrament that is not mixed with joy, is a sorrow that doth not sanctify Gods name; godly sorrow and evangelical joy may stand together very well. And therefore know that this is not the time; neither to give liberty to have your hearts sink; no, there must be no sinking sorrow of heart, but such a sorrow of heart as in the midst of it, you may be able to look upon God as a reconciled Father to you, and have a cheerfulness of Spirit as in the midst of it, you must look upon your selves as Gods guest, to be merry at his Table; now this is a great mystery of godliness, that there should be at the same time, the sight of Christ crucified, and yet at the same time a spiritual cheerfulness in the assurance of the love of God in Jesus Christ. I say it is a Mystery and only those that are Believers are able to understand this mystery, how to have their hearts break, and yet how to rejoice at the same time in that unspeakable love of God that is here presented unto them in this Sacrament.