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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.
The third thing for the sanctifying of Gods Name in prayer is this, there must be the breathings of the Spirit of God, otherwise Gods Name is not sanctified; that in Rom. 8.26. is clear for this, likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit it self maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered; if any of you should say how can we sanctify Gods Name, we are poor and weak, we can do little? mark, it is said here, that the Spirit helpeth our infirmities to pray, and the word is exceeding emphatical in the original; in your books 'tis but merely helping our infirmities, but the meaning of the word is, in these two things, the Spirit helps; that is, look how a man that is taking up a heavy piece of Timber at one end, he alone cannot get it up, but there comes another and takes it up at the other end and so helps him; The word signifies such a kind of helping, as when a man takes a thing at the other end, or on the other side, one standing the one way, and the other standing the other way, or one taking up one end, and the other the other end, that is the meaning of it; he helps our infirmities, the poor soul is pulling and tugging with its own heart, and finds his heart heavy and dull, like a log in a ditch; and have not many of you found your hearts so? but now then when you are tugging with your hearts, and would fain lift up your hearts to God is prayer, there comes the Spirit of God at the other end, and takes the heaviest end of the burden and helps you to lift it up; if a child were at one end of the log, and that were but light, and the other end very heavy, if one come and take up the heaviest end a little strength will serve for the lighter end so the Spirit comes and takes up the heavier end in duty, and so helps our infirmities helps together, and then the other word is The Spirit; that is together with the acting of the graces of the spirit in our hearts, you must not say so; alas, what can I do? it must be the Spirit ⟨p. 291⟩of God that must do all; it is true, he doth all.
The third thing for the sanctifying of Gods Name in prayer is this, there must be the breathings of the Spirit of God, otherwise Gods Name is not sanctified; that in Rom. 8.26. is cleere for this, likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit it selfe maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered; if any of you should say how can we sanctifie Gods Name, we are poor and weak, we can doe little? mark, it is said here, that the Spirit helpeth our infirmities to pray, and the word is exceeding emphaticall in the original; in your books 'tis but meerly helping our infirmities, but the meaning of the word is, in these two things, the Spirit helpes; that is, look how a man that is taking up a heavy piece of Timber at one end, he alone cannot get it up, but there comes another and takes it up at the other end and so helps him; The word signifies such a kind of helping, as when a man takes a thing at the other end, or on the other side, one standing the one way, and the other standing the other way, or one taking up one end, and the other the other end, that is the meaning of it; he helpes our infirmities, the poore soule is pulling and tugging with its own heart, and finds his heart heavy and dull, like a logge in a ditch; and have not many of you found your hearts so? but now then when you are tugging with your hearts, and would faine lift up your hearts to God is prayer, there comes the Spirit of God at the other end, and takes the heaviest end of the burden and helps you to lift it up; if a child were at one end of the log, and that were but light, and the other end very heavy, if one come and take up the heaviest end a little strength will serve for the lighter end so the Spirit comes and takes up the heavier end in duty, and so helps our infirmities helps together, and then the other word is The Spirit; that is together with the acting of the graces of the spirit in our hearts, you must not say so; alas, what can I do? it must be the Spirit