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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 1
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 so for garments, to use those that are decent, the light of reason is enough: but if I will put any thing upon them beyond what there is in them in their own nature, as heretofore in a Surplice; what, Had that any more decency in it's own nature, but only mans Institution? Now when man shall put a Religious respect upon a thing, by virtue of his own Institution when he hath not a warrant from God; Here's Superstition! we must all be willing worshippers, but no Will-worshippers; We must come freely to Worship God, but we must not Worship God according to our own wills, and therefore what ever we do in the Worship of God, if we have not a warrant for it, when this is said, who requireth this at your hands? It will stop our mouths another day. In Matthew 15.9. In vain do they worship me, teaching for Doctrine the Commandments of men. In vain: it is a vain thing to Worship God, when there is nothing but a Commandment of man for this Worship. If you would Worship God, you must have a Commandment of God for the Worship: And in Isa. 29.13. there is a place to the same purpose, that shows how the Lord is offended with any man that shall teach his fear by their own precepts, Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men. Mark it: Now if this be so, the Lord have mercy upon us in this thing. You have cause to be humbled every one of you▪ I believe in some degree or other, this Congregation very much, and most Congregations that have had the fear of God taught them by the precepts of men: How many things have there been in the Worship of God that you can show no warrant in the Word for? A great many things merely mens inventions, however they are now cast out, because Authority came in and cast them out, and so you submit to it; but that's not enough for you to submit to it because Authority would have it so: but you ought to be humbled before God for all your Will worship, for all your yieldings to any thing in the Worship of God, that was taught by the precepts of men: You see how severe God was to Nadab and Abibu for but taking other fire then that which God had appointed to offer up ⟨p. 11⟩Incense, though there was no direct commandment against it.