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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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Another holy disposition in prayer should be this; the soul ⟨p. 295⟩should come with a holy freedom, with the Spirit of adoption to God, crying Abba Father; if thou comest to God merely as to a Judge, though its true, those that do not know that God loves them, yet are bound as Creatures to pray, but thou canst never sanctify the name of God, till thou hast a child-like Spirit, the Spirit of adoption; the Lord loves to have his Children come with freedom of Spirit to himself in prayer, to come as children, and not to come with dejected countenances, and discouraged hearts; but come freely to open thy heart to God, as any child would open his heart to a gracious and loving Father.
Another holy disposition in prayer should be this; the soul ⟨p. 295⟩should come with a holy freedome, with the Spirit of adoption to God, crying Abba Father; if thou comest to God meerly as to a Judge, though its true, those that doe not know that God loves them, yet are bound as Creatures to pray, but thou canst never sanctifie the name of God, till thou hast a child-like Spirit, the Spirit of adoption; the Lord loves to have his Children come with freedome of Spirit to himselfe in prayer, to come as children, and not to come with dejected countenances, and discouraged hearts; but come freely to open thy heart to God, as any child would open his heart to a gracious and loving Father.
Another disposition is fervency in prayer; the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, and that will be a means to help against vain thoughts too, as when the honey is scalding hot then the flies will not come to it; if thy heart were as it were scalding hot in prayer thou wouldest not have such vain thoughts.
Another disposition is fervencie in prayer; the effectuall fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, and that will be a meanes to help against vain thoughts too, as when the honey is scalding hot then the flyes will not come to it; if thy heart were as it were scalding hot in prayer thou wouldest not have such vain thoughts.