Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general. And…

Now so far Nadab & Abihu might have seen, that they should rather have taken fire off the Altar than any other fire: But they presumed because they had not express Word, and you see it was at their peril. Oh take heed of standing out, and wrangling against what is required, because you have not express words; the Lord hath laid things so, and especially in the New Testament, for the ordering of the Church in the New Testament, as you have not express Command for abundance of things, but sometimes an example in some things, and sometimes not a clear example neither but compare one thing with another, and that which seems to be nearest the mind of God, that should be bond enough to us, to tie us to go according to what the mind of God seems most probable to be in the Scripture; and an humble teachable heart will soon be convinced, when another man will not

Now so far Nadab & Abihu might have seen, that they should rather have taken fire off the Altar than any other fire: But they presum'd because they had not express Word, and you see it was at their peril. Oh take heed of standing out, and wrangling against what is required, because you have not expresse words; the Lord hath laid things so, and especially in the New Testament, for the ordering of the Church in the New Testament, as you have not expresse Command for abundance of things, but sometimes an example in some things, and sometimes not a cleer example neither but compare one thing with another, and that which seems to be neerest the mind of God, that should be bond enough to us, to tye us to go according to what the mind of God seems most probable to be in the Scripture; and an humble teachable heart will soon be convinced, when another man will not

We find it clearly, That such things that are most suitable to mens own ends a little matter will serve the turn to persuade men to it, though one might argue against it: I could easily show it, but that I think it not so convenient in Pulpits to ⟨p. 16⟩meddle with such things as those are. Those things I say which are suitable to mens own ends and ways, them they will close withal; but other things that do cross the flesh, that are most opposite to looseness, and would bring men most under the government of Christ, those things men stand out against, and they must have clear and express words, express and clear warrant out of the word in so many terms, or otherwise by no means they will not so much as yield to it: That's a point that if God would but settle it upon our hearts might be of very great use; A gracious heart will see the truth through a very little crevice: But it is marvellous to consider what a do there is to convince a man before he is humbled, of some part of Gods will; and how easy it is to convince a man after he is humbled.