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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 5
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2 Secondly, If men are acted by natural parts, they will not carry them through difficulties and discouragements, but now the Spirit of God if thou hast acted by Him, though thou dost meet with never such difficulties, and discouragements, thou wilt be carried through them all.
2 Secondly, If men are acted by naturall parts, they wil not carry them through difficulties and discouragements, but now the Spirit of God if thou hast acted by Him, though thou dost meet with never such difficulties, and discouragements, thou wilt be carried through them all.
3 Thou mayest know it by this, wherein dost thou account the excellency of a duty to consist, either in thy self or others; Thou performest a duty, now (it may be) thy parts do act very lively, and to thy credit, and yet thy conscience tells thee that thy heart was straitened: Now canst thou rise up with joy because thou hast thy ends? At another time (perhaps) thy heart is more troubled, and broken: But thou doest not express thy self so much, then thou art discouraged. And when ⟨p. 88⟩thou seest another perform a duty, if thou seest but any failing in their expressions, thou pitchest upon that, and lookest upon it as a poor thing; thou art not able to see an excellency in holy duties, except there be an excellency of natural parts; but those that have the Spirit of God, they can find the Spirit of God acting in others, though they have not such natural parts.
3 Thou mayest know it by this, wherein dost thou account the excellency of a duty to consist, either in thy self or others; Thou performest a duty, now (it may be) thy parts do act very lively, and to thy credit, and yet thy conscience tells thee that thy heart was streightened: Now canst thou rise up with joy because thou hast thy ends? At another time (perhaps) thy heart is more troubled, and broken: But thou doest not express thy self so much, then thou art discouraged. And when ⟨p. 88⟩