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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.
Then comparatively thus, Lord rather let me have any affliction than sin, rather let me suffer loss of my estate than sin against thee, than depart from thee: any thing Lord rather than sin. Thus you may pray for afflictions, but not absolutely You must not pray that God would send you afflictions absolutely, for you do not know your hearts; it may be if afflictions should come, your hearts may be as stubborn under your afflictions as they are now; for affliction hath no power in it self to do us any good.
And then for the good of others, for Christ teaches us to pray, Our Father.
There comes in here a rebuke of the wicked practice of divers in cursing, and then a question about it.
It is a wicked thing to use curses: but it's a most wicked thing to wish evil to others in a way of prayer: yet how many do so? though it may be they do not think it, they speak to God, and desire him to bring such and such evils upon their neighbours: •e•, sometimes parents, upon their children; this is a wicked practise of men: what, i it not wickedness enough for thee to have any desire that there should any evil befall thy brother, but wilt thou dare to presume to call God to be an instrument of the execution of thy base sinful wrath, that