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

here is a glorious application of the mercy of God to the souls of sinners, and therefore if ever thou wert thankful, be thankful here. The Sabbath my Brethren, that is appointed to be the set constant day of ⟨p. 257⟩thanksgiving for the great mercies of God in Christ, and there are other days for national mercies; now a special work of the Lords day is the celebration of this holy Sacrament, and the Christians in former times were wont to do it every Lords day, because that's the day appointed by God for to be the day of thanksgiving for that great mercy, the Lord Jesus Christ: and that's the reason why the Sabbath was changed: the last day of the week was the Jewish Sabbath, and that was to celebrate the memorial of the Creation of the world; and the first day now, it is to be the day of thanksgiving for all the work of God in mans redemption.

here is a glorious application of the mercy of God to the soules of sinners, and therefore if ever thou wert thankfull, be thankfull here. The Sabbath my Brethren, that is appointed to be the set constant day of ⟨p. 257⟩thanksgiving for the great mercies of God in Christ, and there are other daies for national mercies; now a special work of the Lords day is the celebration of this holy Sacrament, and the Christians in former times were wont to do it every Lords day, because that's the day appointed by God for to be the day of thanksgiving for that great mercy, the Lord Jesus Christ: and that's the reason why the Sabbath was changed: the last day of the week was the Jewish Sabbath, and that was to celebrate the memorial of the Creation of the world; and the first day now, it is to be the day of thanksgiving for all the work of God in mans redemption.

Eighthly, A further thing is this, if you would sanctify Gods Name, you must be willing to renew your Covenant, that's the end of it; there must be an actual renewing of your Covenant with God, that's thus, I come to receive this bread and this wine, and this is to be as the Seal of the Covenant on Gods part; now this will be employed in the nature of the thing, that if I take the Seals of Gods Covenant, that I must be willing to set to my Seal too, to renew the Covenant that God calls me to: now know, all men and women that are saved, they are saved by the virtue of the Covenant of grace; and there God on his part promises and makes a Covenant, that he will bestow his Son, life and salvation through him and thou must likewise come in on thy part, and believe on his Son and repent, which is the Tenor of the Gospel, now every time thou comest to receive this Sacrament, thou comest to renew this Covenant; As if thou shouldest say, Lord, thou hast been pleased to make a Covenant of grace; as the first Covenant was broken, and all men were cast by that Covenant, now thou hast made a Covenant of grace, and callest thy servants whom thou intendest to save that they should renew their Covenant with thee in this Sacrament of thine; Lord here I come; and Lord here I renew it and set to my seal, to promise and Covenant with thee, that as ever I expect to receive any good from Christ, so Lord here I will be thine, I will give up my self for ever to thee: as thou hast given me the body and Blood of Christ for my salvation, so Lord, here I consecrate my body and blood to thee, the last drop of my