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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 7
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.
1 The First Reason is this, It is the very nature of God to Will Himself the last end, and all other things to work suitable to the lifting up of Himself as the last end: (I say) it is as essential to Him as any thing, for Him to will Himself as the highest end, and that all things should work so as to be suitable unto that Glory of His for the furtherance of it: God should cease to be God, if so be He should not will Himself as the highest end, and so will that all things that have any being should some way or other work for Himself: This is the very nature of God. It is that which I conceive the very nature of Gods Holiness consists in, the willing Himself as the last end, and so to work all things as suitable unto His own infinite Excellency. Now as this is Gods holiness, so it is the holiness that that God requires in His creatures (that are capable of holiness) that they should will Him as the last end, and all things suitable to that infinite excellency of His. Now if this be the nature of God, and this be His holiness, then certainly it must needs be a necessary duty in all those that would have communion with God and would honour God, to will as God himself doth will, that is, that all things should work suitable to the infinite excellency of God, that God may attain the Glory of His infinite Excellency, and this makes it to be a necessary duty, that when we come to Worship Him we should Sanctify ⟨p. 105⟩his Name: So that the first reason is taken from the very nature of God, it is the very being of God that all things should work to Himself, and in such a suitable way as to lift up his Excellency and Glory.
1 The First Reason is this, It is the very nature of God to Will Himself the last end, and all other things to work suitable to the lifting up of Himself as the last end: (I say) it is as essential to Him as any thing, for Him to will Himselfe as the highest end, and that all things should work so as to be sutable unto that Glory of His for the furtherance of it: God should cease to be God, if so be He should not will Himselfe as the highest end, and so will that all things that have any being should some way or other work for Himself: This is the very nature of God. It is that which I conceive the very nature of Gods Holiness consists in, the willing Himself as the last end, and so to work all things as sutable unto His own infinit Excellency. Now as this is Gods holiness, so it is the holiness that that God requires in His creatures (that are capable of holines) that they should will Him as the last end, and all things sutable to that infinite excellency of His. Now if this be the nature of God, and this be His holiness, then certainly it must needs be a necessary duty in al those that would have cōmunion with God and would honor God, to wil as God himself doth will, that is, that all things should work sutable to the infinite excellency of God, that God may attaine the Glory of His infinite Excellency, and this makes it to be a necessarie duty, that when wee come to Worship Him wee should Sanctifie