to god in Worfhip. 2.9 way. Now then if the communication of God unto a creature be enough to make the pretence of God more fpecial, ifthis be enough tomake a creature to live with God, and to be before his face, becaufe they are there where God cloth molt commu- nicate himfelf, thencertainly when we come to worship God, we come to beneer God, andbe with God, becaufe the duties ofhis Worflaipare thofe means that the Lotd 'lath appointed for the letting out of himfelf in the glory of his goodnefs and mercy to his people : Youmay expeft other manner of commu- nication of Gods goodnefs through the duties of his Wodhip than in any other way : And that's the ieconct refpea wherein you may be faid todraw nigh to god in holy duties. Thirdly, Youmay be fad to dram, nigh to god, becaufe then we thould ( and ifwe worship God as we ought, we do ) aft our faith and humility, and all the graces of the Spirit ; Wedo aft them, as it were upon God, when we come to worship him : That's required inevery dutyof worfhip,that you fhould /lir up the faculties of your fouls, and all the graces of the Spi- rit of God, and you fhouldas them upon God when you are wow` ithiping of him. 'Tis not enough to come with grace when youcome toworship God, but there mutt be an acing of chat grace upon God. And fo we find in1Scripture, that the afting of 'grace upon God, it is a dratringneer tohim,therefore in ifa.29. a 3.the Lord complaines there,Thif people draws neer tomee with their lips, but their hearts arefar fromme:as if God fhould fay, Indeed they come and fpeak tome, and therefore they think they draw nigh to me,but I expeft that their hearts fhould be afting upon me, that's the meaning. And in Zeph. 3. 2. God complains there ofhis people that they did not draw neer to him as they fhould: A:ad it aprrars plainly, it was from hence, that their graces did not aft to uponGod as they ought : She obeyed not the voice received not correction fhe trued not in the Lord: fhedrew, nop neer to her god. So t ha r afting faith upon God is a drawingnigh toGod, and fo aaaug any grace upon God is a drawing nigh to God. Now when is there a time fog the wing of our graces upon God,fo as when we come to worship God ? And therefore ifa,,94.7. the Lordcomplains there, That no man didfiir up birnfex
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