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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.
First. In the possessing the heart with the right apprehension of that God before whom we come to tender our duties; Then do we make conscience to prepare our hearts, when we labour upon our going to Worship God, to get our hearts before hand possessed with right apprehensions of the Majesty of that God that we are going to Worship, and of the greatness, and weight of the duty that we are setting about; the nature of it, the manner how it is to be performed, the rule by which we are to be guided, the end that we are to aim at: Meditation is a good preparation to holy duties. And these are the general heads of our me ditation for our preparation to duty. Viz.
First. In the possessing the heart with the right apprehension of that God before whom we come to tender our duties; Then do we make conscience to prepare our hearts, when we labour upon our going to Worship God, to get our hearts before hand possessed with right apprehensions of the Majesty of that God that we are going to Worship, and of the greatness, and weight of the duty that we are setting about; the nature of it, the manner how it is to be performed, the rule by which we are to be guided, the end that we are to aime at: Meditation is a good preparation to holy duties. And these are the general heads of our me ditation for our preparation to duty. Viz.
What God He is we have to deal with, meditate of God n his Attributes, and then meditate of the weight of our duties and the nature of them, and the rule of them, and the end of them; get your hearts possessed with meditations of this nature, and in this as a special thing doth consist your preparation to holy duties, and that's the first thing.
2 The Second thing wherein the preparation to a duty consists, it is in this, In the taking off of the heart from every sinful way, (the endeavour at least;) If there be iniquity in thine hand or heart, labour to put it out: When thou art come into Gods presence, Do not bring into the presence of God the love of any sin in thine heart, but labour to put it from thy heart: In