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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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Thirdly, Be sure to set the presence of God before you in prayer, have a real light of the infinite greatness, Majesty, and glory of that you present your selves unto, when you are are calling upon him; if so be that thou canst have a real fight of God in his glory, it will keep thy heart close to the duty, as if a man be wandering with his eyes, and looking after every feather, if the King or some great person come into the Room, all his thoughts would be about the King, or the great person that were coming in: so if you would present the Lord in his glory and greatness, excellency, majesty, and power, before you, and what a dreadful God he is in himself, and yet what a merciful God he is to us in his Son: this would mightily compose our hearts, certainly men and women that are so wandering in their prayers; it is because their eyes are not open to look upon God in his glory, they are as it were dreaming and do not apprehend that God stands and looks upon them, and observes them, and that God takes notice of every wandering thought that comes from them; they do not consider that God doth converse with the thoughts of men, as well as men do with the words of men; that's a third rule.
Thirdly, Be sure to set the presence of God before you in prayer, have a reall light of the infinite greatnesse, Majestie, and glory of that you present your selves unto, when you are are calling upon him; if so be that thou canst have a reall fight of God in his glory, it wil keep thy heart close to the duty, as if a man be wandring with his eyes, and looking after every feather, if the King or some great person come into the Room, all his thoughts would be about the King, or the great person that were comming in: so if you would present the Lord in his glory and greatnesse, excellencie, majestie, and power, before you, and what a dreadfull God he is in himselfe, and yet what a mercifull God hee is to us in his Sonne: this would mightily compose our hearts, certainly men and women that are so wandring in their prayers; it is because their eyes are not open to look upon God in his glory, they are as it were dreaming and do not apprehend that God stands and looks upon them, and observes them, and that God takes notice of every wandring thought that comes from them; they doe not consider that God doth converse with the thoughts of men, as well as men do with the words of men; thats a third rule.