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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 13
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Meditation 1. As first, that the way of mans salvation it was by a Mediator, it is not only by Gods mercy, Gods saying that he is offended by sin, but he will be content to pass it by; no, but it is through a Mediator; now this meditation is suggested thus, when I see the bread and wine, if I discern what that signifies it will hold forth this to me, that the way of mans salvation, it is not merely from hence that God saith, well, I will pardon them, and no more, but there is required a great work of God to make an atonement, between sinners and himself; this Sacrament doth hold forth thus much unto us; wherefore else have we bread and wine, but to signify that the way of our reconciliation it must be through a Mediator?
Meditation 1. As first, that the way of mans salvation it was by a Mediator, it is not only by Gods mercy, Gods saying that hee is offended by sin, but he will be content to passe it by; no, but it is through a Mediator; now this meditation is suggested thus, when I see the bread and wine, if I disceren what that signifyes it will hold forth this to me, that the way of mans salvation, it is not meerly from hence that God saith, well, I will pardon them, and no more, but there is required a great worke of God to make an aronement, between sinners and himselfe; this Sacrament doth hold forth thus much unto us; wherefore else have we bread and wine, but to signifie that the way of our rconciliation it must be through a Mediator?
Med. 2. The second Meditation is this, that this Mediator that stands between God and us, is verily and truly man; he hath taken our nature upon him; the bread that puts us in mind of the body of Christ, and the wine of his blood, and therefore we are to meditate of the humane nature of Jesus Christ; and this is a meditation that hath abundance that might spring out of it; what hath the Son of God taken our nature upon him? hath he body and blood and humane nature upon him? oh how hath God honoured humane nature? then let me not abuse my body to lust, to wickedness, ⟨p. 268⟩seeing that Jesus Christ hath taken the body of man upon him, humane nature upon him, let me honour humane nature that is so nearly united to the divine nature; that's the second Meditation.