Worship; indeed, all the Words in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, that we tranflate Worship, do but denote fome outward Ceremony in God's Worship; as Hebrew, in un to fall down, fpreading the Hands and Feet, as Rab, Sal. explains it, fo Pfal. Xcv. 6. Greek, wegruver; a Metaphor taken from Spaniel-Dogs, when they crouch to their Masters. So, Adorare eft, quafi manum ori admovere, as fome; ad aliquem orare, as others; but this is no farther Worship, than it hath refpect to the outward Worship; which itfelf is no farther Worship neither, but as it hath relation to the internal Worship of the Mind.

III. What is it to worship GOD in Spirit and in Truth? Why, it is to worship GOD after the first Acceptation of the Word Worship; for I do not look upon the Figure ir-fid-fuo, to be in thefe Words, in Spirit and in Truth; but the one is exegetical or declarative of the other. In Spirit and in Truth; that is, they fhall worship GOD, not only with external and ceremonial, but with fpiritual Worship, in Spirit, in Soul, and Mind; and this is that which is the true Worship, as taking up the whole Soul and Body.

Wherefore we must worship GOD,

1. In our Understandings.

1. By knowing, admiring, and esteeming Him as the fummum bonum, S. Matt.

xix. 17.

2. By frequent and reverent Thinking of Him, Pfal. Ixxiii. 23. and cxxxix. 17.

2. In our Wills.

1. By choofing Him for our Portion, a. vii.

15, 16.

2. By submitting to Him.

3. In our Affections.

I. Love.

1. By loving Him for His own fake
2. By loving others for His fake.
2. Defire.

1. By defiring Him above all Things,
Pfal. Ixxiii. 25.

2. By defiring all Things of Him. 3. Hope.

1. By hoping in Him, when we have nothing elfe to hope in, 2 Chron. XX.

12.

2. By hoping in Him only, when we have all Things elfe to hope in.

4. Joy.

1. By rejoicing in what He is in Himself,. more than in what He gives to us,

Phil. iv. 4.

2. In what He gives to us, because He gives it to us.

4. In our Life and Converfation.

1. By doing every Thing in Obedience to His Will, 1 Sam. xv. 22. S. Matt. iv.

10.

2. And to the Glory of His Name, 1 Cor.

X. 31.

IV. Why worship GOD in Spirit?

1. This is the principal Worship commanded by His Law.

2. This is the only Worship that is agreeable to His Nature; He is a Spirit.

INFERENCES.

1. How few true Worfhippers of GOD are there?

2. How hard a Thing is it?

USE S

U S.E S. Wherefore,

1. Worship GOD.

1. He is your Maker, Pfal. xcv. 6, 2. Your Preferver.

3. Your Redeemer.

4. And all this He is, that you might worfhip Him.

2. Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. 1. All other Worship is a finful Worship, Ifa. i. 11.

2. GOD knows the Spirit, Ezek. xxxiii. 31. 3. To worship GOD in Spirit, is our Glory,

as well as Duty, Rev. v. 11. xi. 16. and xix. 4. Therefore, put not GOD off with a few Ceremonies instead of true Worship. Some Ceremonies may be used, but are not in themselves necessary to be ufed; but 'tis necessary for us to worship GOD in Spirit. Let us therefore, pray, give Thanks, hear, &c. in Spirit and in Truth.

S. JOH. V. 14.

Sin no more, left a worse Thing come

WR may

unto thee.

THAT I would obferve from these Words, may be brought under thefe four Heads. I. That we have All finned.

II. That Sin is the Cause of GOD's Judg

ments.

III. How we are to behave ourselves when we are delivered from any Judgment.

IV. That GOD hath yet morfe Judgments in ftore for us, if we ftill go on in Sinning.

I. That we have All finned.

1. What is Sin? avouía.

1. What are the feveral Appellations of it in Scripture? It is call'd,

1. Injustice, aixía Fainiaus aus, Hebr.

viii. 12.

20, Fer.xxxi.34.

2. Error ; ἁμαρτία. καὶ

ἁμαρτιῶν αὐ, Heb.

xxxi. 34. 27 No7!, Judg. xx. 16. 3. Unlawfulness; avoμía xj is arquear a Her i μù urnaã T, Hebr. viii. 12. in Hebrew it is term'd, ywD. as ARUNI YUDI 110 KW), Exod. xxxiv. 7.

2. What is the Nature of it?

Ἡ ἁμαρτία δεὶν ἡ ἀνομία, ι S. Joh. iii.
and contains in it these Particulars:

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1. Contra

i. Contrariety to GOD's Law, which Contrariety may be,

1. Habitual.

2. Actual.

2. Provocation of His Adger, Pfal. xcv. 8, to, and cvi, 29, 32.

3. A Separation from GOD, Ifa. lix. 2. 4. A Lofs of Innocency or Righteoufnefs. 5. A Staining or Defiling of the Soul, Tit, i. 15.

6. Guilt, or Obligation to the Penalty denounc'd, Gal. iii. 10. Hence Sins are

call'd pexuala, Debts; S. Matt. vi. 12. 2. How does it appear that All have finned? 1. From Scripture, 1 King. viii. 46. Ecclef. vii. 20. 1 S. Joh. i. 8.

2. From Reafon, becaufe all defcend from Adam, Rom. v. 12. 1 Cor. xv. 22. Pfal. li. v. Ephef. ii. 3.

Homo peccator genuit hominem fine dubio peccatorem, quid de naturd vitiatâ non nifi natura nafcitur vitiofa, id eft, peccatrix; S. Auguft.

3. From Experience; for we find by Experience, that we are all guilty, if not of other Sins, S. Luk. xviii. 20, 21.

yet,

1. Of vain and impertinent, Fer. iv. 14.
Pfal. cxix. 113.

2. Of earthly and fenfual Thoughts.
3. Of idle Words, S. Matt. xii. 36.
4. Of inordinate and irregular Affections.

5.

Of Perverseness in our Wills.

1. In willing bad, Rom. vii. 19.

2. In not willing good Things.

6. Slippérinefs in our Memories; forget

ting,