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Four books on the eleventh of Matthew
Four books on the eleventh of Matthew: viz: I. Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest. II. Christ the great teacher of souls that come to him. To which is added a treatise of meekness and of anger. III. Christ the humble teacher of those that come to him. IIII. The only easy way to heaven. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel at Stepney and Cripple-Gate, London.Four books on the eleventh of Matthew: viz: I. Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest. II. Christ the great teacher of souls that come to him. To which is added a treatise of meekness and of anger. III. Christ the humble teacher of those that come to him. IIII. The only easie way to heaven. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel at Stepny and Cripple-Gate, London.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
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Yea, And whatever befalls▪ it, it looks upon God rather then the thing it self, and that is the thing I speak of now, whatever befalls it, it looks upon God, and its own meanness, and so makes it willing that God should order all things: There is nothing wherein the pride of a mans heart appears more then in this, that he would fain be his own disposer and orderer of himself, would fain put himself into what rank he pleaseth, and order his own actions and ways, this is as much as to say, I would fain be in Gods place, that God would come down, and let me be in his Throne, and let me order things that concern my self thou dost not think that there is so much evil in thy discontentedness, it is as much as if thou shouldest say, Lord, do thou come down, and let me come into thy place, into thy Throne, and order and dispose of things that do concern my self. One said to the King of Spain, one that was a Scholar, and had great skill in Arts and Sciences, a great Philosopher, he had this Blasphemous speech; That if he had been at the making of the world, he would have disposed of things better then they are now, any one would shake at such a Speech, such a thought as this; but yet in a discontented Spirit ⟨p. 530⟩there is this language, if I had the ordering of my affairs and condition, I could dispose of them better than they are a great deal, yea, there is this in those that do believe that God loves them too, and yet they cannot submit to the dispose of God, they cannot say in the truth of their heart, Lord, thou shalt choose an inheritance for me.
Yea, And whatever befals▪ it, it looks upon God rather then the thing it self, and that is the thing I speak of now, whatever befals it, it looks upon God, and its own meanness, and so makes it willing that God should order al things: There is nothing wherein the pride of a mans heart appears more then in this, that he would fain be his own disposer and orderer of himself, would fain put himself into what rank he pleaseth, and order his own actions and waies, this is as much as to say, I would fain be in Gods place, that God would come down, and let me be in his Throne, and let me order things that concern my self thou dost not think that there is so much evil in thy discontentedness, it is as much as if thou shouldest say, Lord, do thou come down, and let me come into thy place, into thy Throne, and order and dispose of things that do concern my self. One said to the King of Spain, one that was a Schollar, and had great skil in Arts and Sciences, a great Phylosopher, he had this Blasphemous speech; That if he had been at the making of the world, he would have disposed of things better then they are now, any one would shake at such a Speech, such a thought as this; but yet in a discontented Spirit