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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. CXXVII.
A second Property of Humility in respect of others is, To be fearful of giving Offence-
A second Property of Humility in respect of others is, To be fearfull of giving Offence-
Secondly: Another thing in the behaviour of an humble Spirit in respect of others is this, It is very fearful of giving offence to others, and not very ready to take offence from others. I will put both together. It will not give offence to others, and that you have very frequently in Scripture in Rom. 14. 10. But why dost thou judg thy Brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy Brother? We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Now this is in case of giving offence to others, that is the plain scope of this place, the Argument that is driven at in this 14. of the Romans, it is the Argument of giving offence to our Brethren, and here you may perceive in this place the Reason why men do not care what offence they give unto others, why they set at naught their Brethren, and judg them. Why dost thou set at naught thy Brother? Why dost thou make thy Brother as no body to thee? so the Greek, one that hath a proud heart, if he think he hath liberty himself for such and such things, what cares he for others? Others are offended and grieved, but what cares he for others? they are no body to him, he maketh nothing of them: For that is the word, Why dost thou set at naught thy Brother, in being careless in giving offence unto thy Brother? Oh, this is the pride of thy heart, a gracious heart is loath to grieve any body in the world, so in the