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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 2
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.
1WE began these words the last day, and showed the scope of them, and opened the meaning of them, and spake of divers Notes of Observation that we gathered from this story of Nadav and Abinu, and of Gods dealing with them. From the general story of it, there we•e many Points o• notable Observation that were drawn from thence: He add some few now, and so come to the main Doctrinal Point in the Text.
1WEE began these words the last day, and shewed the scope of them, and opened the meaning of them, and spake of divers Notes of Observation that we gathered from this story of Nadav and Abinu, and of Gods dealing with them. From the generall story of it, there we•e many Points o• notable Observation that were drawn from thence: He adde some few now, and so come to the main Doctrinal Point in the Text.
- 1Stepney, Nov 16. 1645.
A further Note of Observation is this, That many times even the dear Saints of God do meet with very sore and grievous afflictions in their Children.
That the most eminent Saints of God are not freed from very grievous afflictions even in their Children; It was one of the forest afflictions that almost ever any Saint of God met withal in his Children; this affliction of Aaron at this time, That two of his Sons, and (as I told you the last day) renowned men in Israel, newly consecrated to the Office of Priesthood, that the very first day they came to offer in their Office, they were struck before all the people with fire from Heaven and were consumed: Oh what a sad affliction was it to Aaron their Father when he saw his Sons in such a manner destroyed by God Himself! Consider of this you that have Children, and are ready to murmur and complain of every little affliction that is upon you in respect of your Children: If so be that your Children be but a little sick, or there be any miscarriage of them, you think it is a heavy hand of God; But especially if God take away your Children by death, then you mourn and will not be comforted: Yea, but though God have taken away your Children by death, yea perhaps it may be by a violent death as being drowned, &c. yet they have not been strucken with fire from Heaven by God, and they have not been of such public use. These here were renowned men, and taken away in their very sin too; your Children which have gone upon their lawful employments, and God hath taken away their lives; there is no such cause of murmuring here; but when God takes away Children in their sins, and in such a way as by fire from Heaven thus God took away Aaron's Children, and he was as dear to God as you are: And yet thus God deals with His Saints; with Aaron in regard of his Children, and with his Elder Children, and with two of them together. This Example may be enough to still and quiet the hearts of men and women that are afflicted in respect of any calamity that befalls their Children. You see what a hand of God is against the very Children of Aaron.