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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
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.
First, If he that speaks were much above you, If it were a great Prince or Lord that spake to you, then you would attend. Now, though it is true, it is but a man, (that it may be is inferior to most of you, that speaks) yet know in him it is the Lord of Heaven and Earth that speaks to you: And so you know what Christ saith, He that heareth you heareth me. So though you would not attend in respect of the Messenger so much, yet as it is the Son of God that is speaking to you, it may challenge your attention. This day if you should hear a voice out of the clouds from Heaven speaking to you, would you not then listen? the truth is, we should listen as much to the voice of God in the Ministry of His Word: as if (so be that) the Lord should speak out of the clouds to us. And I will give you a Scripture for that, that the voice of God in His word should be as much regarded of you, as if God should speak from heaven to you by an audible voice out of the clouds. In 2 Pet. 1.18, 19. This voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy Means. But mark, in vers. 19. We have also a more sure Word of ⟨p. 173⟩Prophecy whereunto ye do well that ye take heed. Mark; We heard a voice from heaven, saith Peter, yea but we have a more sure word of Prophecy whereunto ye do well that ye take heed. There was a voice from Heaven spake, you will say, If we had heard that voice, we would have given heed to that: saith the Apostle, You have a more sure word of Prophecy: Now Prophecy in Scripture is taken for Preaching, Di pise not Pr phesie: As if the Holy Ghost should say, You must have regard to the word of Prophecy as you would have regard to any voice from Heaven: Suppose an Angel should come and speak to you, would not you attend to him? then whatsoever thoughts you had, they would be taken off, for there is an Angel that is come down from Heaven to speak: Now mark what is said, in Heb. 1.1. God who at sundry times, and in divers manners spake in times past to the Fathers by the Prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. And then in ver. 3. He describes His Son, And being made so much better than the Angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent Name than they: If a Prophet should come and spake, that is not so much as if the Son of God comes;