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

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 ⟨p. 258⟩heart blood shall be given up to thee, and so my strength and estate, and name, and whatever I am or have shall be thine. Have you done thus when you have come to receive the Sacrament? have you actually renewed your Covenant with God? you that have taken the body of Christ, have you given up your body to Christ? what's the reason then that you sin so much with your bodies? that you abuse your body with uncleanness? and drunkenness? and other wickedness afterwards? Oh you profane the Name of God; and the very body and blood of Christ in this, except thou givest up thy body and soul to God in way of Covenant.

Eighthly, A further thing is this, if you would sanctif•e Gods Name, you must be willing to renew your Covenant, that's the end of it; there must be an actuall 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 Seale of the Covenant on Gods part; now this will be emplyed in the nature of the thing, that if I take the Seales of Gods Covenant, that I must be willing to set to my Seale too, to renew the Covenant that God cals me to: now know, all men and women that are sav'd, they are sav'd by the vertue 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 beleeve on his Son and repent, which is the Tenour 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 seale, 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 selfe 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