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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. CXXVIII.
Other Properties of Humility in respect of others. 3. It gives due Honour to all with whom it doth converse. 4. It rejoiceth in their good. 5. It is willing to receive good from them. 6. It is tender towards others. 7. It is not needlessly singular from them.
Other Properties of Humility in respect of others. 3. It gives due Honor to all with whom it doth converse. 4. It rejoyceth in their good. 5. It is willing to receive good from them. 6. It is tender towards others. 7. It is not needlesly singular from them.
Thirdly, Another thing in an humble Spirit in reference unto others is this, he gives due honour, and due respect unto all living that he doth any way converse with, in Rom, 12. 10. Be kindly affected one to another with brotherly Love▪ in honour preferring one another, Strive who shall give most honour to one another, Oh, this is a gracious temper, to strive who shall give most honour, not who shall get most honour, who shall be most honourable and greater then another, But in honour preferring one another every man should strive who should give most honour to one another, my Brother strives to give respect and honour unto me, and I should strive to give more respect and honour to him, if I should be above my Brother in any thing, I should strive to give more respect to him then he doth to me, quite contrary to the common course of the world, how hard is it for men to acknowledge that others have more Grace then they, merely because they would not give more honour to others then to themselves, now an humble heart doth this. Men should