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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 6
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.
Then you are not to be discouraged by any difficulties. I come to seek for some great thing, and I come to seek to a great God, that hath all power in Heaven and Earth, and infinitely more power than there is in all creatures in Heaven and earth; I am praying to a God that can create peace, create help: My condition cannot be so desperate, but this Infinite Almighty God is able to help me: Let me make Him the object of my faith as He is so infinitely Almighty: What a full object of Faith is this God that hath all power in Him? Let me therefore come to Him as a strong Tower; run to the Name of God as a strong Tower, that can help in all straights whatsoever. There would be much ⟨p. 98⟩drawing forth of our Faith; if we could present the Lord before us as an infinite Almighty God: when we see outward helps and means near at hand, then we can believe that we may have some succour from him, but when all outward helps and means fail then we are discouraged; we do not Sanctify Gods Name, but we rather take this Name of God in vain, when as our hearts are discouraged with any difficulties; now the Lord expects that all His Children that come to worship Him, should worship Him as the Almighty God; and so have their hearts working towards Him; there would be mighty workings of Spirit towards God, if we saw Him by the eye of Faith as well as Reason.
Then you are not to be discouraged by any difficulties. I come to seek for some great thing, and I come to seek to a great God, that hath all power in Heaven and Earth, and infinitly more power than there is in all creatures in Heaven and earth; I am praying to a God that can create peace, create help: My condition cannot be so desperate, but this Infinite Almighty God is able to help me: Let me make Him the object of my faith as He is so infinitly Almighty: What a full object of Faith is this God that hath all power in Him? Let me therefore come to Him as a strong Tower; run to the Name of God as a strong Tower, that can help in al straights whatsoever. There would be much ⟨p. 98⟩drawing forth of our Faith; if we could present the Lord before us as an infinit Almighty God: when we see outward helps and means neer at hand, then we can beleeve that we may have some succour from him, but when al outward helps and means fail then we are discouraged; we do not Sanctifie Gods Name, but we rather take this Name of God in vaine, when as our hearts are discouraged with any difficulties; now the Lord expects that all His Children that come to worship Him, should worship Him as the Almighty God; and so have their hearts working towards Him; there would be mighty workings of Spirit towards God, if we saw Him by the eye of Faith as well as Reason.