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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 14
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.
as your civil men, what's the reason that they bless themselves and think they are in a good condition, it's because their corruptions lie still in them and do not stir, they cannot believe what abundance of wickedness there is ⟨p. 268⟩in their hearts, if God should open the wickedness that there is in the hearts of men naturally, and so all unregenerate men they would think you speak strange riddles, whereas they bless themselves; they bless God; they know no such thing in their hearts; no? yes there are such things, only they are not stirred, but they lie quiet as mud in the bottom of a pond, there it is, yet you cannot see it till it be stirred; at first conversion (I say) the Lord suffers thy corruption thus to stir, that he may discover to thee what an evil heart thou hast, what abundance of sin there is in thy heart, and therefore your young converts, they look upon themselves more loathsome and vile than over they thought they had been.
as your civil men, what's the reason that they blesse themselves and think they are in a good condition, it's because their corruptions lie still in them and doe not stirre, they cannot beleeve what abundance of wickednesse there is ⟨p. 268⟩in their hearts, if God should open the wickedness that there is in the hearts of men naturally, and so all unregenerate men they would think you speak strange riddles, whereas they blesse themselves; they blesse God; they know no such thing in their hearts; no? yes there are such things, only they are not stir'd, but they lie quiet as mud in the bottome of a pond, there it is, yet you cannot see it till it be stir'd; at first conversion (I say) the Lord suffers thy corruption thus to stir, that he may discover to thee what an evil heart thou hast, what abundance of sin there is in thy heart, and therfore your young converts, they look upon themselves more loathsome and vile than over they thought they had been.
And besides, the Devil sees it a vain thing to tempt a young convert to any gross act of sin; when conscience hath life and power in it he shall never prevail that way; but now he thinks he may prevail to disturb them with vain thoughts, and therefore he lays his strength most that way; therefore let not such be discouraged, that find their spirits annoyed and pestered with them, if they make them to be the burden of their Souls; notwithstanding much vanity of thoughts, the Lord will accept of any desire that they have to sanctify his Name in holy duties, and I shall give you these three or four rules, to help you against these wandering and vain thoughts in holy duties, and especially in prayer.