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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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Answ. I Answer still, for all this I am to think of others better then my self.
Answ. I Answer stil, for all this I am to think of others better then my self.
First, Because, though I see others outwardly evil, yet I do not know whether there be such inward evil in them as in my self, it is true, they do break into outward evils more then I do, I but there may be swarms of evils within me that I know I am guilty of, now because I know more evil inwardly in my self, then I can know in any in the world, therefore I am bound to judg of others better then of my self.
First, Because, though I see others outwardly evil, yet I do not know whether there be such inward evil in them as in my self, it is true, they do break into outward evils more then I do, I but there may be swarmes of evils within me that I know I am guilty of, now because I know more evil inwardly in my self, then I can know in any in the world, therefore I am bound to judg of others better then of my self.
Secondly, And further, Though I see some evil in others that I am not guilty of, yet how do I know what temptations they have, and how can I tell, but that if I had as great temptations as they I might commit as great evils and greater then they; and therefore, though they do commit greater evils then I do, yet I am bound to judg of them better then my self, because I do not know but if I had as strong temptations as they, I might commit greater evils.
Secondly, And further, Though I see some evil in others that I am not guilty of, yet how do I know what temptations they have, and how can I tel, but that if I had as great temptations as they I might commit as great evils and greater then they; and therefore, though they do commit greater evils then I do, yet I am bound to judg of them better then my self, because I do not know but if I had as strong temptations as they, I might commit greater evils.