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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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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.
Med. 2. The second Meditation is this, that this Mediator that stands between God and us, is verily and truely man; hee hath taken our nature upon him; the bread that puts us in mind of the body of Christ, and the wine of his bloud, and therefore we are to meditate of the humane nature of Iesus 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 hee body and bloud and humane nature upon him? oh how hath God honoured humane nature? then let me not abuse my body to lust, to wickednesse, ⟨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 neerly united to the divine nature; thats the second Meditation.
Meditation. 3. Here's presented unto us what this Mediator hath done for the reconciling of us unto God, that his body was broken; he hath subjected himself to the breaking of his body, and to the pouring forth of his blood for the reconciling of us; it is not merely (as before) that God saith, Isle pardon them; but Christ undertaking to make peace between his Father and us, it cost him the breaking of his body, and the pouring forth of his blood; this is a useful Meditation; Oh what should we be willing to suffer for Jesus Christ in our bodies, even to resist unto blood, seeing Christ hath been content to have his precious body broken, and his blood shed for us!