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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 14
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when the corruptions of men and women lie still, they think there is no such thing in their souls, as your civill men, whats the reason that they bless themselves and think they are in a good condition, its because their corruptions lie still in them and do not stir, they cannot believe what abundance of wickedness there is ⟨p. 286⟩in their hearts, if God should open the wickedness that there is in the hearts of men naturally, and so all unregenerate men they would think you speak strange riddles, whereas they bless themselves; they bless God; they know no such thing in their hearts; not yes there are such things, only they are not stirred, but they lie quiet as mud in the bottom of a pond, there it is, yet you cannot see it till it be stirred; at first conversion I say the Lord suffers thy corruption thus to stir, that he may discover to thee what an evil heart thou hast, what abundance of sin there is in thy heart, and therefore your young converts, they look upon themselves more loathsome and vile then ever they thought they had been.
when the corruptions of men and women lie still, they think there is no such thing in their soules, as your civill men, whats the reason that they blesse themselves and think they are in a good condition, its because their corruptions lie still in them and doe not stirre, they cannot beleeve what abundance of wickednesse there is ⟨p. 286⟩in their hearts, if God should open the wickednesse that there is in the hearts of men naturally, and so all unregenerate men they would thinke you speak strange riddles, whereas they blesse themselves; they blesse God; they know no such thing in their hearts; not yes there are such things, only they are not stird, but they lie quiet as mudde in the bottome of a pond, there it is, yet you cannot see it till it be stird; at first conversion I say the Lord suffers thy corruption thus to stir, that hee may discover to thee what an evill heart thou hast, what abundance of sin there is in thy heart, and therefore your young converts, they look upon themselves more loathsome and vile then ever they thought they had been.