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

1 If all this which you have heard be required of us for the Sanctifying of Gods Name: Hence we see how little cause we have to rest upon any duty of worship that we do perform, certainly the duties of worship that we perform are no such things as are fit to be rested upon for life and for salvation, and yet for the most part there is scarce any thing that people have to rest upon, or to tender up to God for acception to eternal life but only their prayers, and their coming to hear, and receiving of the Communion, and such duties that they perform; this is all they have to tender up for life and for salvation; perhaps they may sometimes speak of Christ, but the truth is that which their hearts rest upon for acceptation to eternal life is this. And is it but this? It is a weak prop, a rotten reed that ⟨p. 108⟩thou hast to rest upon; Let the duties of worship be performed never so well; Suppose we did Sanctify Gods Name to the uttermost that is possible for any creature to do in this world, yet such duties are not to be rested upon: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the Apostles, the most holy men that ever did perform duties in the most holy manner, yet woe to them if they have nothing to rest upon but their duties; consider therefore of this, that what thou must rest upon for acceptation to eternal life, it must be that that must have so much worth in it, as must satisfy for all thy sins that formerly thou hast committed; yea and for all the sins that ever thou shalt commit. Now I appeal unto any ones conscience, Is that which thou performest, as Prayer, or receiving the Sacrament, or hearing of the word, such a work as in thy conscience thou canst think, it hath so much worth in it, as to satisfy God for all the sins that ever thou diddest or shalt commit? I am persuaded if people that have rested upon duties heretofore, would but seriously have this thought in their minds, That I must rest upon nothing for my acceptation for life and Salvation, but that that must have such worth in it, as to satisfy God for all my sins that ever have been committed, or shall be committed; this would take them off for ever from resting in duties. Yea, and it must be such as must be the object of the infinite holiness of God to take content in, Surely the duties that we perform are no such duties to rest upon:

1 If all this which you have heard be required of us for the Sanctifying of Gods Name: Hence we see how little cause we have to rest upon any duty of worship that we do performe, certainly the duties of worship that we performe are no such things as are fit to be rested upon for life and for salvation, and yet for the most part there is scarce any thing that people have to rest upon, or to tender up to God for acception to eternal life but only their prayers, and their coming to hear, and receiving of the Communion, and such duties that they perform; this is all they have to tender up for life and for salvation; perhaps they may somtimes speak of Christ, but the truth is that which their hearts rest upon for acceptation to eternal life is this. And is it but this? It is a weak prop, a rotten reed that