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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 4
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.
And the Reason why there must be this Sanctifying of the heart is;
1 First, Because the Lord doth first accept of the person before he doth accept of the Action: Men indeed do accept of the persons of men because they do good actions; but God accepts of the actions of men because their persons are good. If indeed we see a man do good, then we love him and accept of the person of the man, but God first will accept of the person before the Action: As the Lord accepted of Abel first, and then he accepted his offering: So you must look to that, to have your persons first accepted of God before any duty can be accepted: You think though you be wicked and sinful, yet if you amend your life God will accept of you, you go that way to work; but certainly that is the wrong way; you must first look after means of acception of your persons, which is through the Righteousness of Jesus Christ, and through the Sanctification of his Spirit, whereby you come to have his Image, and life, and so are accepted, and then all that proceeds from you comes to be accepted. There is not any action which comes from you that comes to be accepted to eternal life, until your persons be accepted before God, and therefore there must be a Sanctifying of the heart before there can be a Sanctifying the Name of God in the duties of his Worship: Therefore when you come to perform any duties of Gods Worship you should consider this, Is my heart Sanctified? I must Sanctify Gods Name, and how can I do that, except my heart be Sanctified?
1 First, Because the Lord doth first accept of the person before he doth accept of the Action: Men indeed do accept of the persons of men because they do good actions; but God accepts of the actions of men because their persons are good. If indeed we see a man do good, then we love him and accept of the person of the man, but God first will accept of the person before the Action: As the Lord acepted of Abel first, and then he accepted his offering: So you must look to that, to have your persons first accepted of God before any duty can be accepted: You think though you be wicked and sinful, yet if you amend your life God will accept of you, you go that way to work; but certainly that is the wrong way; you must first look after means of acception of your persons, which is through the Righteousness of Jesus Christ, and through the Sanctification ot his Spirit, whereby you come to have his Image, and life, and so are accepted, and then all that proceeds from you comes to be accepted. There is not any action which comes from you that comes to be accepted to eternal life, until your persons be accepted before God, and therefore there must be a Sanctifying of the heart before there can be a Sanctifying the Name of God in the duties of his Worship: Therefore when you come to performe any duties of Gods Worship you should consider this, Is my heart Sanctified? I must Sanctifie Gods Name, and how can I do that, except my heart be Sanctified?