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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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Next there must be constancy in prayer; in 1 Thess. 5. 17. by that I mean this never to give over until we have that we pray for, or something else in lieu of it; it may be thou hast prayed and nothing is come of it; be not discouraged, thou hast to deal with a great God, and therefore pray again and again, and again, and pray with this resolution, well, let God do with me what he will, I will as long as I live call upon him, and if God shall cast me away yet he shall cast me away calling upon him, as the poor woman of Canaan when Christ called her dog, and discouraged her, yet still she would pray; I but dogs may have crumbs, that heart is in an ill condition that is discouraged in prayer, because it doth not get what it would, and therefore to think with themselves I had as good not pray at all, take heed of any such thoughts.
Next there must be constancie in prayer; in 1 Thess. 5. 17. by that I mean this never to give over untill we have that wee pray for, or something else in lieu of it; it may be thou hast prayed and nothing is come of it; be not discouraged, thou hast to deal with a great God, and therefore pray again and again, and again, and pray with this resolution, well, let God doe with mee what he will, I will as long as I live call upon him, and if God shall cast mee away yet he shall cast me away calling upon him, as the poore woman of Canaan when Christ call'd her dogge, and discouraged her, yet still she would pray; I but dogges may have crums, that heart is in an ill condition that is discouraged in prayer, because it doth not get what it would, and therefore to thinke with themselves I had as good not pray at all, take heed of any such thoughts.
Again, if you would pray to God indeed, so as to sanctify his name in prayer, there should be humility in your hearts so as to be sensible of your own unworthiness; I spake somewhat about being sensible of the distance between God and us, when I spake about sanctifying of Gods name in general. The last that I shall speak of is this, when you have done all, this all, these qualifications will not sanctify Gods name, except all be tendered