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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 2
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For you shall find if you read on in this story, That they were smote with fire from heaven, but it did not appear what fire, for ⟨p. 22⟩it did not so much as consume their clothes, nor their bodies, but went through and struck them dead, and no body could tell how. Gods judgements do come in a way that is invisible: if it had been in a visible flame of fire all would have seen it, and it would have burnt their clothes, or their bodies: but you shall find in the 5 verse, That they were carried away from the Sanctuary in their clothes, they were not burnt.
For you shall find if you read on in this story, That they were smote with fire from heaven, but it did not appear what fire, for ⟨p. 22⟩it did not so much as consume their cloaths, nor their bodies, but went through and struck them dead, and no body could tell how. Gods judgements do come in a way that is invisible: if it had been in a visible flame of fire all would have seen it, and it would have burnt their cloaths, or their bodies: but you shall find in the 5 verse, That they were carried away from the Sanctuary in their cleaths, they were not burnt.
Another Note is this, 1That though the lives of men be dear and precious to God, yet they are not so precious as his glory.
- 116 Obser.
The Glory of his Name is a thousand thousand times more dear unto God then the lives of thousand thousands of people; the lives of Nadab and Abihu must go that God may be sanctified: If it comes so in the way (as I may so say) he lives of men and the Sanctifying of Gods Name, the Glory of God must pass on, and mast have its course let the lives of men go which way they will.