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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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Twelve Properties of a Lowly heart in respect of it self. 1. It is very suspicious of it self. 2. It is willing to know the worst of it self. 3. It is willing to look to his beginning. 4. It is ashamed of it self. 5. It loathes it self. 6. It judgeth it self unworthy. 7. It denies it self. 8. It keeps down it self. 9. It hides it self. 10. Goes out of it self. 11. Bemoans it self. 12. Afflicts it self.
Twelve Properties of a Lowly heart in respect of it self. 1. It is very suspicious of it self. 2. It is willing to know the worst of it self. 3. It is willing to look to his beginning. 4. It is ashamed of it self. 5. It loaths it self. 6. It judgeth it self unworthy. 7. It denies it self. 8. It keeps down it self. 9. It hides it self. 10. Goes out of it self. 11. Bemoans it self. 12. Afflicts it self.
But now the second thing that hath been propounded is, The behaviour of a Lowly & Humble heart, in respect of it self, and there are many things in this, and they are of very great use for us, for the ordering of our conversations before the Lord, and the ordering of the behaviour of our spirits in respect of our selves. As,
BUt now the second thing that hath been propounded is, The behavior of a Lowly & Humble heart, in respect of it self, and there are many things in this, and they are of very great use for us, for the ordering of our conversations before the Lord, and the ordering of the behavior of our spirits in respect of our selves. As,
1. An Humble heart is very suspicious of it self, I speak of that Humility that may concern our present condition here, it is afraid lest there should be some secret evil in it self that yet it doth not know, it is very fearful of the deceitfulness of its own heart, though it doth not know for the present much evil by it self, yet still fears there is much lies hid that is not yet discovered: It is a good thing for us to be jealous of our selves, knowing how deceitful our hearts are the proud heart is ready to run away with all, is content, and thinks it self better than it is, whereas the humble heart fears the worst of it self, if it sees an evil in another Man or Woman, it begins to reflect upon it self, and is not this my