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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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2. An humble heart is unfeignedly willing to know the worst of it self; and therefore it makes much of any truth that comes the nearest to its heart, and that discovers it self unto it self, it is glad of those truths, when there is a truth comes home to it, to discover any evil that it did not see before, it is glad of those truths, and blesseth God that it comes to know any thing of it self more than formerly; whereas a proud heart vvil rather vex when any truth comes to discover any evil that it did not see before, As some being deformed, are not willing to have a Glass to present their true Image to them, but an humble heart cries to God, Lord try me, Lord discover to me what evil is in my heart. And an humble heart loves that Company that vvil help it to see what evil there is in it self, or any way may discover what evil there is in it, and it vvil be meditating upon those things that may further discover it self, unfeignedly waiting to know the worst of it self: for want of this many a Soul goes on in an unsound false way, and miscarries to all eternity, because it is not willing ⟨p. 543⟩to know the worst of it self. That is the second.
2. An humble heart is unfeignedly vvilling to know the vvorst of it self; and therefore it makes much of any truth that comes the nearest to its heart, and that discovers it self unto it self, it is glad of those truths, vvhen there is a truth comes home to it, to discover any evil that it did not see before, it is glad of those truths, and blesseth God that it comes to know any thing of it self more than formerly; whereas a proud heart vvil rather vex vvhen any truth comes to discover any evil that it did not see before, As some being deformed, are not vvilling to have a Glass to present their true Image to them, but an humble heart cries to God, Lord try me, Lord discover to me vvhat evil is in my heart. And an humble heart loves that Company that vvil help it to see vvhat evil there is in it self, or any vvay may discover vvhat evil there is in it, and it vvil be meditating upon those things that may further discover it self, unfeignedly vvaiting to know the vvorst of it self: for vvant of this many a Soul goes on in an unsound false vvay, and miscarries to all eternity, because it is not willing ⟨p. 543⟩to know the vvorst of it self. That is the second.