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Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general. And…
Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general. And particularly in these three great ordinances, viz. [brace] 1. Hearing the Word, 2. receiving the Lords Supper, 3. prayer. / By Jeremiah Burroughs. At the end of the contents of this book is printed the titles of all the works of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs, that are published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general. And particularly in these three great ordinances, viz. [brace] 1. Hearing the Word, 2. receiving the Lords Supper, 3. prayer. / By Jeremiah Burroughs. At the end of the contents of this book is printed the titles of all the works of Mr. Ieremiah Burroughs, that are published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1648
Gospel-worship: OR, The right manner of drawing nigh to God, in gen… › Sermon 3
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thirdly, There must be preparation because our hearts are naturally, exceedingly unprepared for every good work, we are all naturally even reprobate to every good work, the duties of Gods Worship are high and Spiritual, and holy things, but by nature our hearts grovel in the dir• and we are carnal, sensual, drossy, dead, slight, sottish, and vain, altogether unfit to come into the presence of God: Oh that we were but apprehensive and sensible of the unfitness of our hearts to come into Gods presence! Perhaps because thou knowest not God thou canst rush into his presence without any more ado, but if thou knowest thy self, and God, thou couldest not but see thy self altogether unfit for his presence, and so as to wonder that the Lord should not spurn thee out of his presence every time thou comest unto him, there had need then be preparation because we are so unfit to come into his presence.
Thirdly, There must be preparation because our hearts are naturally, exceedingly unprepared for every good work, we are all naturally even reprobate to every good work, the duties of Gods Worship are high and Spiritual, and holy things, but by nature our hearts grovel in the dir• and we are carnal, sensual, drossie, dead, slight, sottish, and vain, altogether unfit to come into the presence of God: Oh that we were but apprehensive and sensible of the unfitness of our hearts to come into Gods presence! Perhaps because thou knowest not God thou canst rush into his presence without any more ado, but if thou knowest thy self, and God, thou couldest not but see thy self altogether unfit for his presence, and so as to wonder that the Lordshould not spurn thee out of his presence every time thou comest unto him, there had need then be preparation because we are so unfit to come into his presence.
Fourthly, There had need be preparation because of the great hinderances of the Worship of God. This business and the other business would hinder; the entanglements, they would hinder; the temptations of the Devil, they would hinder; sometimes the indisposition of our bodies doth mightily hinder; and the stirrings of the passions of our minds they hinder: if there be any business falls out amiss in the family, and any thing go but cross, how are we put off the hinges and made unfit for holy duties! There had need be preparation therefore because there are so many hinderances in the way: many of you will complain that you are much hindered, but do you do what you can to make preparation before hand? Do the hinderances that you complain of put you on to be so much the more careful to make due preparation for holy duties