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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.
9 Consider the holiness of God; God is a God infinitely pure from all sin, and therefore when we come to worship God, we must be ashamed of our unholiness, as the Prophet in Isa. 6. when he heard the Seraphims cry, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, he falls down and saith, Woe is me for I am undone, because I ⟨p. 100⟩am a man of unclean lips. And is God a holy God? Then let me take heed when I come before him, that I bring not with me a love to any sin, for the Lord hates it, and let me take heed that I do not cast dir• in the very face of Gods holiness, but give up my Soul to be ruled wholly by him:
9 Consider the holiness of God; God is a God infinitely pure from all sin, and therefore when we come to worship God, we must be ashamed of our unholiness, as the Prophet in Isa. 6. when he heard the Seraphims cry, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, he fals down and saith, Woe is me for I am undone, because I ⟨p. 100⟩am a man of unclean lips. And is God a holy God? Then let me take heed when I come before him, that I bring not with me a love to any sin, for the Lord hates it, and let me take heed that I do not cast dir• in the very face of Gods holiness, but give up my Soul to be rul'd wholly by him:
And labour that there may be a suitableness between the holiness of thy heart and of the infinite God. Now this is to Sanctify Gods Name, when the consideration of this Attribute of God hath such effect upon my heart, that I labour upon this to come with a suitable heart before God.
And labour that there may be a suitableness between the holiness of thy heart and of the infinite God. Now this is to Sanctifie Gods Name, when the consideration of this Attribute of God hath such effect upon my heart, that I labor upon this to come with a suitable heart before God.