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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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Sixthly, And then humility it is a main ingredient to the prevalency in prayer, God hath a special Eye to the Humility of the Soul in seeking of him in Prayer, I might give you divers Scriptures for that, in 2 Chron. 7. 14. If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and seek my Face, and pray, I will hear them saith God. And so again in Psal. 9. 12. He forgetteth not the cry of the Humble, If an humble man cry, Oh, it takes deep impression in the heart of God, it will not go •ut of his mind for a long time together, as you know some things that are spoken that take the heart, are not easily forgotten, as when you come to a Sermon, if you hear something that is spoken that takes the heart, it will abide with you, it will not easily be forgotten, so here, he will not forget the cry of the humble, as if he should say, Oh, the cry of the humble doth so take my heart, that I cannot forget it, it may be sometimes when you go abroad, and hear the cries of some miserable people, you cannot forget it, you say, O me thinks in the night, and whatever I am about, I hear the cry of such a one, there is the cry of such a poor creature in mine Ears; so saith God, whatever I am about, me thinks the cry of the humble is in mine Ears, I cannot forget it, and therefore saith the Psalmist, in Psal. 10. 12. Arise O Lord, O God lift up thy hand, forget not the ⟨p. 592⟩Humble, He doth not instance in any other qualification but the humble, do not forget the Humble, the Lord, he can pass by Kings, and Princes, and great ones, but he will not forget the Humble. As I remember that Famous Mr. Fox, that wrote the book of Martyrs, when a poor Woman came to beg of him his Prayers, well saith he, I may forget Kings and Princes, but I hope I shall never forget an humble, broken Soul, this is Gods respect to the humble. And then in Psal. 10. 17. Lord thou hast heard the desire of the humble, thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt incline thine Ear to hear. An humble heart, if he have but a desire, presently God hears it; Mark▪ thou hast heard the desire of the humble, he doth not say, thou hast heard the Prayer of the humble, but thou hast heard the desire of the humble, the very desire of an humble Soul cries aloud in Gods Ears.