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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.
In the Fourth place, here is a use of Exhortation, that seeing we have this truth thus presented to us and opened before us; Oh that we had hearts to apply our selves now to it with all our might, to seek to sanctify the Name of God when we draw nigh to him! The Lord hath shown thee what it is that he requires of thee; make conscience of it for time to come, thou doest not know what blessed Communion thou mayest have with God if thou doest make conscience of this, the truth is, If you have not been acquainted with this, you have not been acquainted with the way of a Christian in his enjoyment of Communion with God, thou doest not know what the comfort of a Christian life means; do but make trial of this for time to come, and thou wilt find more comfort in the ways of godliness, and more ⟨p. 114⟩thriving in them in one quarter of a year than thou hast done before in seven years, one Christian that keeps close to God in holy duties, and sanctifies the Name of God in them, (I say) finds more comfort with God, and grows on in godliness more in one quarter of a year, than the other doth in seven years that goes on in an ordinary, dull, and formal way in the performance of the duties of Worship: Some there are in our time that cry out of duties, And what need we trouble our selves so much? those that know not how to Sanctify Gods Name they think lightly of them; But now do you apply your selves fully (as you are able) to this that I am speaking of, and you will find your selves to be (as it were) in another world, you will be able to say, Well, I have not yet understood what it was to enjoy Communion with God in Prayer, in Word, and in Sacraments before; this will make your faces shine in your conversations if you would do it; and now to that end that you may do it, there are these two or three things that I would propound to you.
In the Fourth place, here is a use of Exhortation, that seeing we have this truth thus presented to us and opened before us; Oh that we had hearts to apply our selves now to it with all our might, to seek to sanctifie the Name of God when we draw nigh to him! The Lord hath shewen thee what it is that he requires of thee; make conscience of it for time to come, thou doest not know what blessed Communion thou mayest have with God if thou doest make conscience of this, the truth is, If you have not been acquainted with this, you have not been acquainted with the way of a Christian in his en•oyment of Communion with God, thou doest not know what the comfort of a Chriian life means; do but make tryall of this for time to come, and thou wilt find more comfort in the wayes of godliness, and more