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

Likewise there will be this required from the consideration of Gods Eternity, You must come with such a disposition of heart as not to think much, though what you desired be deferred and not granted in your time when you would have it. For if there be no time that alters with God, but a thousand years are with God as one day, then that that we account long before its done, it is nothing with God; and therefore we must have our hearts so work towards God as towards an Eternal God, as one with whom there is no alteration of time at all, with whom there is no succession of time. If we come to a man and seek any thing of him, if he doth not answer us presently, we will think that he will forget it, and other things will come into his mind: but when we come to worship God, we must look upon Him as an Eternal being, and that time alters nothing with him: Thus understanding God in a right way will much help us in his worship, and to Sanctify His Name. We cannot Sanctify Gods Name, without knowing His name, without having serious thoughts about His Name; and getting our hearts to work accordingly.

Likewise there will be this required from the consideration of Gods Eternity, You must come with such a disposition of heart as not to think much, though what you desired be deferred and not granted in your time when you would have it. For if there be no time that alters with God, but a thousand yeers are with God as one day, then that that we account long before its done, it is nothing with God; and therefore we must have our hearts so work towards God as towards an Eternal God, as one with whom there is no alteration of time at all, with whom there is no succession of time. If we come to a man and seek any thing of him, if he doth not answer us presently, we will think that he will forget it, and other things wil come into his mind: but when we come to worship God, we must look upon Him as an Eternal being, and that time alters nothing with him: Thus understanding God in a right way wil much help us in his worship, and to Sanctifie His Name. We cannot Sanctifie Gods Name, without knowing His name, without having serious thoughts about His Name; and getting our hearts to work accordingly.

3 Thirdly, Look upon God when you come to Worship Him in His incomprehensible being: that is, as a God that fills all places, His being is as real in the room that we are praying in, the place that we are meeting in as it is in Heaven. Now then when we come to worship Him, we must consider that that infinite glorious being stands before us, looks upon us, is at our elbow; and therefore especially when you Worship in Secret consider this, it is good to consider it when you are with others, but especially (I say) consider it when you are in secret, and know that when you are most private, you have one that looks on you, and takes notice of you, who is more than if you had ten hundred thousand witnesses standing by you, and looking upon you: For it is the Lord that stands by you, and sees your behaviour, sees what you do in your worshipping of Him; take heed therefore that there be nothing done by you that is