A77988:626
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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First, when we come to prayer, we must be sure to pray with understanding, 1 Cor. 14. 15. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and will pray with understanding also, God doth not love the sacrifice of fools; we must not come babbling to God in prayer to speak we know not what, and to multiply words we know not wherefore, but God doth require ⟨p. 281⟩that those that come to prayer, come with understanding, that they offer to God a rational, a reasonable, an understanding sacrifice; God is a Spirit, and he will be worshipped in spirit and in truth; now as it belongs to all other duties of worship, so especially in prayer, to know what we do when we pray, not to think to put off God with a mere empty sound; that's the first thing.
First, when we come to prayer, we must be sure to pray with understanding, 1 Cor. 14. 15. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and will pray with understanding also, God doth not love the sacrifice of fooles; we must not come babling to God in prayer to speak wee know not what, and to multiply words we know not wherefore, but God doth require ⟨p. 281⟩that those that come to prayer, come with understanding, that they offer to God a rationall, a reasonable, an understanding sacrifice; God is a Spirit, and he will be worshipped in spirit and in truth; now as it belongs to all other duties of worship, so especially in prayer, to know what we doe when we pray, not to think to put off God with a meere empty sound; thats the first thing.
The second thing in the manner of prayer, it is the giving up all the faculties of our souls in it; I spake to that in the worship of God in general, we shall apply it now particularly to prayer, the giving up, not only out understandings, but wills, thoughts, affections, strength in prayer, in