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B09543	The great sin of formality in God's worship: or, The formal worshipper proved a lyar and deceiver. Being the subject of a sermon preacht on the weekly lecture in Boston. / By Joshua Moodey ...	Moodey, Joshua, 1633?-1697.	1691 (1691)	Wing M2522; ESTC W24941	19,180	50

Heathen that never performed any duty of Worship to God in their lives While some Drink and Swear and Curse and Damn themselves to Hell others pray and ●ear themselves thither and into a deeper and hotter Hell too then others arrive at For men to-destroy themselves with a great deal of pains labour cost splendor and grandeur is the worst kind of Destruction Your Lying Deceitful Services and Performances are both the pretences that you Compass God with and the sparks that you Compass and comfort your selves with but the Reward you will receive at the hands of God will be to lye down in sorrow Isa 50. ult Such Worshippers of God are nevertheless counted forgotters of God and their Doom is To be Torn in Pieces without any to deliver them Psal 50 22. The Benefit of True and Sincere Worshipping of God This is a large Theam I shall but glance at a few hints What is said of keeping Gods Commandments in General Great is the Reward Psa 9. 11. is eminently true of the second Commandment which gives direction about Instituted Worship see Exod. 20. 6. And if you referr it to the Third Commandment where the Lord threatens the Breaker of it Not to ●old him guil●less it is a Meiosis and sorest wrath is intended therein and on the other-hand all manner of blessings are designed for the keeper of that Command If the Deceiver in Worship be Cursed Mala. 1 11. Then the sincere Worshiper is blessed Blessed with all spiritual blessings God accepts his Services remembers his Offerings will give him pardon peace joy the strength of his Right Hand c. see Psal 20. 1 6. He shall see the Lords goings in his Sanctuary And shall be able to attest to Davids Experience Psal 84. 10 One day in Gods House is worth a Thousand Blessed with all outward blessings also Seeking the Kingdom of God first of which no small part lies in a right performing the worship of the Kingdom has a promise of the Addition of all other things M●● 6. 33. God de●ls wi●h a professing people as they deal with him in his Worship If we Compass him with hearty sincere service he will Compas●●● with favour as with a Shield Psal ● 12 Mercy shall Compass us no good thing shall be wa●●ing to us While such kind of formal worshippers of whom we have been speaking say as they feel that it is in vain to serve God we shall speak as we find That it is good for us to draw near unto God Psal 23. 28. Directions for the Cure of this Malady 1. Be sure we fix upon the right and there is but one right Object of Worship Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve Mat. 4. 10. The great God is the sole Object of Worship Let us not make our Bellies our God Gold our Hope the World our portion nor our own Righteousness Wisdom or Strength our Idol nor our selves our Saviours Sacrifice not to our own Net nor burn Incense to our own Drag Hab. 1. 16. 2. Be well acquainted with the Person whom we Worship and that will oblige us what we may to study a proportion between our Worship and the Object of our Worship The Knowledge of God will teach us that he is to be Worshipped and also how he is to be Worshipped will make us fear to neglect it and assist us in the due performance of it To cure the Deceiver that had a Male in his flock but offered a corrupt thing the Lord gives him to understand and wills him to consider that he was a Great King and had a Dreadful Name even the Lord of Hosts Mal. 1. 14. His being a Spirit will tell us that he is to be Worshipped in Spirit and Truth not after a carnal and lying manner Consider him as the first Being chiefest Good thence learn that the first best of our Hearts Abilities Time Spirits Souls are his due and that lame blind heartless lifeless Services are very much unbecoming him His Soveraignty as it commands Devotion so it will guard us from snuffing at his Service or s●ubbering over his Worship His Omnipresence will beget Reverence and promote Sincerity It 's no great matter how men carry it before an Idol that has no eyes but Reason much more Religion will direct us to look to our selves when we have such an eye upon us and will be useful to prevent that commonness of Heart and Carriage so unsuitable for his Presence His Omniscience will assure us that he will not be shamm'd nor imposed upon there 's no mocking him with shadows or pretences he is not to be treated after that manner He will say to every Hypocrite tho' under the greatest disguise why feignest thou thy self to be another person I have heavy Tidings for thee and a Curse upon the Deceiver is heavy Tidings His Omnipotence will represent him as a person that has in a readiness wherewith to avenge all Affronts and to assist all the Humble Souls that desire to serve him better His Holiness tells us that we must lift up holy hands and hearts before him and purge our selves in order to our being Vessels fit●ed for our Masters use His Justice will caution us from taking his Name in vain because he will not hol● us Guiltless and when we take up his Worship without spirit heart life care labour seriousness we take his Name in vain His Bounty and Goodness will quicken us to serve him with Enlargedness of Heart who hath such a liberal hand to reward all his Servants His Truth and Faithfulness as they will put us beyond dispute about the certainty of the Reward if we serve him well so of the Punishment if trifling and slightly therein Thus right Conceptions of God will notably influence you into right Worship a due performance of it 3. Study well the right way in which God will be Worshipped and his own way is the only right way He hath plainly told us in his Word how he will be Worshipped if we bring him any other Worship than that of his own prescribing he will call it lying and deceit Beware therefore that none spoil you through vain deceit after the Traditions of men Col. 2. 8. A very good caution for Traditions of men in the Worship of God will spoil our Worship and spoil us also aand are rightly called deceitful and vain because they take us off from the only true acceptable and profitable Service of God Resolve upon it either Bible-Worship or none at all all other being as yea worse than none It 's lying worship if not warranted by God's Word whatever pretences it may make to Decency in it self or Authority from men Traditions from our Fore-fathers or the Commands of the Church God will say of it Bring no more vain oblations who has required these things at your hands Nor will God take it as an answer if we say that Ecclesiastical Authority enjoyned it