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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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CHAP. CXXV.
Three Consequences from the former Point.
And from all these things there are these three Consequences.
ANd from all these things there are these three Consequences.
Consequence 1.
First: Here you may see, how to examine your own hearts in respect of Humility, whether you find these workings of an humble spirit in respect of your selves, lay these and your hearts Level, examine and call your hearts to an account when you get alone, By these twelve foregoing Particulars, Ask thy self as in the presence of God: Is my heart thus? Have I this lowly heart? Christ would have me of a lowly heart, Thus if you cannot find these, charge your selves with the want of them, and take an advantage even from the want of them to humble your hearts before the Lord, because you have not these things that are the genuine and natural workings of an humble Spirit, for so they are. if you can find your hearts coming off in in these Particulars, in a natural way, from a renewed nature, you may have abundance of comfort that this Grace of Humility, of Lowliness that Christ would have you learn, is wrought in your Souls: you have been a Proficient in Christs School, but many may have cause upon the hearing of this, to charge themselves with this, that they scarce have begun to learn in the School of Christ, to learn Humility.