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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 Thirdly, Though they do commit evils greater then I do, yet I know that it is the restraining hand of God upon me, and that if God should but leave me to my self a little, as he leaves such a one, I should be as vile as such a one, and it may be viler: so that though the Saints of God must not wrong the grace of God, must not (if they see one live in notorious wickedness) think that his condition is better then mine, but yet he may be better then I, considering my self merely in my self, I have no cause to lift up my self above him, if I be better it is no thanks to me, it is not because I am better in my self, for I have that evil in my self, that if God should take off his hand, and leave me to my self as he leaves such and such, I should be as bad as they; you are to look upon your selves, that there is not any vile wretch in the Town or Family where you live though they be the worst of men, that are more vile and wretched then you are. Yea, And for ought you know viler, that is, if you should be left to your self, you may be viler then they are, and so an humble heart is willing thus to judg of others better then it self.
Yea Thirdly, Though they do commit evils greater then I do, yet I know that it is the restraining hand of God upon me, and that if God should but leave me to my self a little, as he leaves such a one, I should be as vile as such a one, and it may be viler: so that though the Saints of God must not wrong the grace of God, must not (if they see one live in notorious wickedness) think that his condition is better then mine, but yet he may be better then I, considering my self meerly in my self, I have no cause to lift up my self above him, if I be better it is no thanks to me, it is not because I am better in my self, for I have that evil in my self, that if God should take off his hand, and leave me to my self as he leaves such and such, I should be as bad as they; you are to look upon your selves, that there is not any vile wretch in the Town or Family where you live though they be the worst of men, that are more vile and wretched then you are. Yea, And for ought you know viler, that is, if you should be left to your self, you may be viler then they are, and so an humble heart is willing thus to judg of others better then it self.