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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.
And then he doth eat and drink his own damnation; but we shall speak more to that, when we come to show how God will sanctify his Name in those that do not sanctify it here in this holy Ordinance. I will not therefore spend further time in those Scriptures, for I bring them only now to show that there is a necessity of it, that we do sanctify the Name of God in this Ordinance.
And then he doth eat and drink his own damnation; but we shall speak more to that, when we come to shew how God will sanctifie his Name in those that do not sanctifie it here in this holy Ordinance. I will not therefore spend further time in those Scriptures, for I bring them only now to shew that there is a necessity of it, that we do sanctifie the Name of God in this Ordinance.
Thirdly, there is nothing that strikes more upon a mans conscience: we find it by experience; even upon wicked mens consciences, and especially upon such as begin to be enlightened in the holiness of this Ordinance, God hath put much honour upon it; I confess some men may use it superstitiously though it be an Ordinance of Christ, yet God hath put a great deal of honour upon this Ordinance, that men that are very wicked otherwise: yet their Consciences tell them that when they come to this Ordinance then they must be good, then they must not sin, but have good thoughts, and good prayers at that time. And many times they dare not come, if their consciences tell them that they live in some sin. I knew one my self once that was to be executed, and he had never received this Ordinance in all his life, though about forty years of Age, And being ⟨p. 231⟩asked the reason why, he confessed that he lived in some sin that he was loth to leave, and therefore would never come to that Ordinance all his life, though herein the Devil gulled and deceived him; but I mention it to show what a power there is in the consciences of men about this Ordinance, this ordinarily is one of the first things that strikes upon the souls of men, when they come to have their Consciences awakened, Oh how have I profaned the Name of God in the Ordinance of the holy communion and have not Sanctified his Name in it.