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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.
Quest. Whether it be sinful to pray for afflictions, as sometimes some will be ready to do.
Answ. To that I answer, first, take it absolutely considered, we may not pray that God would afflict us, because affliction ⟨p. 278⟩is in its self materially an evil thing, and a fruit of the curse, therefore we may not (I say) absolutely pray for it: but thus far we may pray for afflictions, disjunctively, conditionally, comparatively.
Answ. To that I answer, first, take it absolutely considered, we may not pray that God would afflict us, because affliction ⟨p. 278⟩is in its selfe materially an evil thing, and a fruit of the curse, therefore we may not (I say) absolutely pray for it: but thus far we may pray for afflictions, disjunctively, conditionally, comparatively.
Disjunctively thus, Lord, either grant unto me a sanctified use of such a mercy, or otherwise let me rather be without it; let me have a sanctified use of my sickness, or otherwise let my sickness be continued to me; thus now you may pray for continuing in sickness.
Disjunctively thus, Lord, either grant unto me a sanctified use of such a mercy, or otherwise let me rather be without it; let me have a sanctified use of my sickness, or otherwise let my sicknesse be continued to me; thus now you may pray for continuing in sickness.