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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 9
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.
Look into your hearts and affections, and see whatsoever you find there that is more than ought to be, running out unto any thing that they should not, labour to purge out that saith he, do not satisfy your selves in any kind of evil whatsoever: It may be you are cleansed from the notorious evils of the world: but if there remains any naughtiness, any kind of drossiness in your hearts that is not grace, it is to be purged out, for it is superfluity: So then that is a good heart that entertains no kind of evil in it. It may be there is some evil, but it doth desire to purge out, not only that that is filthy, nasty, and abominable; but if there be any thing that should not be there, a good heart is against it. And that is a ⟨p. 188⟩good heart that is willing to receive any thing that God reveals; As we use to say, Such a man is a good man, that is, you can propound nothing to him that is fit to be done but he is willing to hearken to you. A good man he hath no kind of evil ends in him, no evil designs at all, but he is willing to hearken to every thing that is good: So a good heart whatsoever is good he is ready to entertain, if it be a good thing his heart is suitable to it, and runs presently unto it; having a good heart it doth presently close with the good word of the Lord.
Look into your hearts and affections, and see whatsoever you find there that is more than ought to be, runing out unto any thing that they should not, labour to purge out that saith he, do not satisfie your selves in any kind of evill whatsoever: It may be you are clensed from the notorious evils of the world: but if there remains any naughtiness, any kind of drossiness in your hearts that is not grace, it is to be purged out, for it is superfluity: So then that is a good heart that entertains no kind of evill in it. It may be there is some evill, but it doth desire to purge out, not only that that is filthy, nastie, and abominable; but if there be any thing that should not be there, a good heart is against it. And that is a ⟨p. 188⟩good heart that is willing to receive any thing that God reveals; As we use to say, Such a man is a good man, that is, you can propound nothing to him that is fit to be done but he is willing to hearken to you. A good man he hath no kind of evill ends in him, no evill designs at all, but he is willing to hearken to every thing that is good: So a good heart whatsoever is good he is ready to entertain, if it be a good thing his heart is sutable to it, and runs presently unto it; having a good heart it doth presently close with the good word of the Lord.