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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, we must call upon God in truth; that is, conscionably to perform the engagements of prayer, prayer puts an engagement upon the heart; now those that call upon him in truth are conscionable to perform the engagements; as now, do I pray for any good thing, I am engaged to endeavour in the use of all means for the attaining of the good thing? when you confess a sin, why, you are engaged by that means to endeavour all your might against that sin; and when you pray for my grace, you are engaged to make use of all means you can for the attaining of that grace; and then besides, in prayer there is much profession unto God of our sincerity and uprightness, and of our willingness to be at his dispose, perform these engagements that thou makest to God in prayer; if God should present to us all our professions that we have made to him in prayer, and tell us how we have come short of them, it would make us be in shame and confusion in our own thoughts.
Thirdly, wee must call upon God in truth; that is, conscionably to performe the ingagements of prayer, prayer puts an ingagement upon the heart; now those that call upon him in truth are conscionable to performe the ingagements; as now, do I pray for any good thing, I am ingaged to endeavour in the use of all meanes for the attaining of the good thing? when you confesse a sin, why, you are ingaged by that meanes to endeavour all your might against that sin; and when you pray for my grace, you are ingaged to make use of all means you can for the attaining of that grace; and then besides, in prayer there is much profession unto God of our sincerity and uprightnesse, and of our willingnesse to be at his dispose, performe these ingagements that thou makest to God in prayer; if God should present to us all our professions that we have made to him in prayer, and tell us how we have come short of them, it would make us be in shame and confusion in our owne thoughts.