Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general. And…

he must ⟨p. 92⟩ascend up in the flame and so God will account his Name to be Sanctified, the Name of God is not Sanctified but through Jesus Christ. The Acting of our Faith upon Christ as Mediator is a special ingredient to the Sanctifying of Gods Name in holy duties; as you know the Scripture saith, that the Altar doth Sanctify the gift offered upon the Altar, Jesus Christ is the Altar upon whom all our Spiritual Sacrifices are to be offered, and this Altar doth Sanctify the gift that is offered upon it, let never so great a gift be offered upon any other Altar, it was not accounted holy nor accepted; so let men by their natural strength, or power that they have, offer up the most glorious and speciousest Service to God; It is not accepted unless it be offered up upon the Altar Jesus Christ: we have an Altar now, (not the communion Table) but Jesus Christ himself is our Altar upon whom we are to offer all our Sacrifices, and this Altar must Sanctify the gift; we can never have our gift sanctified, no nor Gods Name sanctified in this gift except it be offered upon this Altar, and our Faith acted upon Jesus Christ. People little think of this, but of other things, viz. That when we worship God, we should worship him with fear, and reverence, and with humility, and with strength of Intention, such kind of things every one that hath any enlightening of conscience will think of at some time or other; but people do least think of this, which is the greatest ingredient of all that is required in the Sanctifying of Gods Name in holy duties: that is, to come and tender up all to the Father in the Name of Jesus Christ: How many men and women that have been Professors of Religion 20 or 30 years, and yet not acquainted with this great mystery of godliness, to tender up all to God in the Name of his Son. This is that that upon divers occasions I have spoken unto, and am willing upon every occasion as I meet with it to speak of, because it is a principle part of the great mystery of the Gospel, without which all our duties are rejected of God and cast away. Now then put all these Nine things together and see by them what we ought to do that we may Sanctify the Name of God in holy duties.

he must ⟨p. 92⟩ascend up in the flame and so God will account his Name to be Sanctified, the Name of God is not Sanctified but through Jesus Christ. The Acting of our Faith upon Christ as Mediator is a special ingredient to the Sanctifying of Gods Name in holy duties; as you know the Scripture saith, that the Altar doth Sanctifie the gift offered upon the Altar, Jesus Christ is the Altar upon whom all our Spiritual Sacrifices are to be offered, and this Altar doth Sanctifie the gift that is offered upon it, let never so great a gift be offered upon any other Altar, it was not accounted holy nor accepted; so let men by their naturall strength, or power that they have, offer up the most glorious and speciousest Service to God; It is not accepted unless it be offered up upon the Altar Jesus Christ: we have an Altar now, (not the communion Table) but Jesus Christ himself is our Altar upon whom we are to offer all our Sacrifices, and this Altar must Sanctifie the gift; we can never have our gift sanctifed, no nor Gods Name sanctified in this gift except it be offered upon this Altar, and our Faith acted upon Jesus Christ. People little think of this, but of other things, viz. That when we worship God, we should worship him with fear, and reverence, and with humility, and with strength of Intention, such kind of things every one that hath any enlightening of conscience will think of at some time or other; but people do least think of this, which is the greatest ingredient of all that is required in the Sanctifying of Gods Name in holy duties: that is, to come and tender up all to the Father in the Name of Jesus Christ: How many men and women that have been Professors of Religion 20 or 30 yeers, and yet not acquainted with this great mystery of godliness, to tender up all to God in the Name of his Son. This is that that upon divers occasions I have spoken unto, and am willing upon every occasion as I meet with it to speak of, because it is a principle part of the great mystery of the Gospel, without which all our duties are rejected of God and cast away. Now then put all these Nine things together and see by them what we ought to do that we may Sanctifie the Name of God in holy duties.