to god inWorfhip. 109 holy menuntome. Muft the People of 11frael linefs in this, That they mutt eat nothing torn by beat's, but aft it unto dogslOrwas theholtnefs of the Peopleof lfrael fuch as god required them, that they mutt eat nothingthat was torn by beafts l What then is the holinefs of the infinite God Out fervices that we perform are of themfelves fuchas are torn by, our beaftly luftrmany times: Howmany are there that bring Sacrifices toGod that are as Carrion that Swinehave been tea- ring beforehand l andyet thefe are the. Sacrifices that they bring to God, and not only think that God fhould accept of them, but they do reft upon them for their acceptation toeternal life. How infinitely are thefe people miftaken ! how little do they knowofGod, or ofthe wayof acceptation to eternal life ! That is theFirft Life. Secondly, If all this be required for the Sanailyingof gods Name in Duties, that we cannot perform the Dutiesof Worihip without this behavior of Soul; Hence we fee that the work ofReligion is a hardand difficult work to flefh and blood. Amain workofReligion is, the workof Worfhipingof Cod; for indeed, thofe that are not Religious and^Godly, they never worfhip God to any purpofe : then we come to worthip Cod whenwe begin tobe Religious and godly. NOW it mutt needs be a bufie work tobe a religious and a godly man, becaufe there is fo much required in the Sandifyiug of Gods Name in holy duties : Manypeople think it a very eafie matter tomorfhip qoci, and the worthip that they tender up to god is an eafie matter, there is little in it. If it were nothing elfe to worfhip God but meetly togo and fay a fewPrayers,, and come and hear a Sermon and cake a pieceof Bread and. Wine, then it were the eafieft matter in the world co come and worthip god ; but there is more required in theDuties of god, .. Worfhip than thou haft been acquainted with, there is a power ofgodlinefs in it.. That Text of Scripture is a very famous one, that thews the diffi- culty that there is in the Worthipof Gods and how men are miftaken in thinking it fuch eafie and flight matter to wor- fhipgod; it is in PO. 24 16. r9. where 7ofbria dock call u- pon the people to worfhip God, and they came offprefently,and laid, They wouktworfhip him Co you null find them pro- fefs,
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