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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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Now this argument might take us up many Sermons; but upon occasion of the days of prayer and humiliation, I have preached divers Sermons about the point of prayer; therefore I shall be brief, and only now reckon up together, and set before your view, the several things that are to be done for the sanctifying of the name of God in prayer. First, for prayer in that we draw nigh to God, and its a duty of Gods worship, that I suppose all of you cannot but acknowledge; and that it is a natural duty of worship; the other was instituted, but this is natural; its natural for the creature to draw nigh to God in prayer, wherein the creature tenders up his homage to God, and manifests his profession of his dependence upon God for all good that he hath, and acknowledges God as the Author of all good, therefore this is worship, and its a great part of worship, prayer it is such a part of worship as ⟨p. 273⟩sometimes in Scripture its put for the whole worship of God, He that calls upon the name of God shall be saved, that is, he that worships God aright, Jerem. 10. 25. and, Pour out thy wrath upon the Heathen that know thee not, and on the families that call not on thy name, that do not pray, that is, that do not worship thee; there one part of worship is put for the whole, as being a principal part of the worship of God.
NOw this argument might take us up many Sermons; but upon occasion of the dayes of prayer and humiliation, I have preached divers Sermons about the point of prayer; therefore I shall be breife, and only now reckon up together, and set before your view, the severall things that are to bee done for the sanctifying of the name of God in prayer. First, for prayer in that wee draw nigh to God, and its a duty of Gods worship, that I suppose all of you cannot but acknowledge; and that it is a naturall duty of worship; the other was instituted, but this is naturall; its naturall for the creature to draw nigh to God in prayer, wherein the creature tenders up his homage to God, and manifests his profession of his dependance upon God for all good that he hath, and acknowledges God as the Author of all good, therefore this is worship, and its a great part of worship, prayer it is such a part of worship as ⟨p. 273⟩sometimes in Scripture its put for the whole worship of God, Hee that calls upon the name of God shall be sav'd, that is, hee that worships God aright,