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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 13
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.
Answ. No, because that the giving of it once for all, doth signify more fully the fellowship and communion that they have together; as at a Table it were a strange thing that every bit of meat must be given to every one particularly; no, but the dishes must be set before them and they must take it themselves: Indeed, if they be children you cut every piece of meat, and give it into their hands or mouths; but that's suitable to a fellowship at Table, and communion, to have the meat set before them, being blest, and then for all to partake of it,
Answ. No, because that the giving of it once for all, doth signifie more fully the fellowship and cōmunion that they have together; as at a Table it were a stange thing that every bit of meat must be given to every one particularly; no, but the dishes must be set before them and they must take it themselves: Indeed, if they be children you cut every piece of meat, and give it into their hands or mouths; but that's sutable to a fellowship at Table, and communion, to have the meat set before them, being blest, and then for all to partake of it,
And besides this, giving it into every ones hand, certainly, it came to us from a Popish and superstitious conceit of the Papists; for the Papists will give it into their mouths, because the people must not defile it with their hands. And it was to bring more reverence to the Sacrament▪ now there's a great deal of danger, for to bring in mens devises for to cause more reverence; we are to look to the Ordinance of Christ, he gave it once, and said, drink ye all of it, in General to them all; and so the Ministers should do.
And besides there is this in it more, And one would wonder that minsters should give it in particular and not in general to the Church: for by this means Ministers might abundantly ease themselves of a great deal of charge and guilt; for upon this ground it will appear that a Minister, though as an eminent officer he is to look to his Congregation that they be fit, yet the truth is, it concerns the Church as well to look who comes there, and likewise the Minister I say, to look about him that he