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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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And therefore (by the way) of all things in the world take heed of wronging those that are humble, take heed of doing wrong to one that hath a Lowly heart, if such a one that hath a broken heart goes and makes his moan to God, woe unto thee, for no cry takes such mighty impression in Gods heart, as the cry of the humble, if it be twenty years after he will not forget it, such an humble Soul came and made its moan against such a Man or Woman, and I remember it; and therefore in these times, when ye call for Prayer, and the Church calls for Prayer, and our own necessity calls for Prayer, we had need be of humble spirits, for this is a main ingredient for the prevalency of Prayer, and therefore there is an excellency in the Grace of humility.
And therefore (by the way) of all things in the world take heed of wronging those that are humble, take heed of doing wrong to one that hath a Lowly heart, if such a one that hath a broken heart goes and makes his moan to God, woe unto thee, for no cry takes such mighty impression in Gods heart, as the cry of the humble, if it be twenty years after he will not forget it, such an humble Soul came and made its moan against such a Man or Woman, and I remember it; and therefore in these times, when ye cal for Prayer, and the Church cals for Prayer, and our own necessity calls for Prayer, we had need be of humble spirits, for this is a maine ingredient for the prevalency of Prayer, and therefore there is an excellency in the Grace of humility.
Seventhly, Further, an humble heart is a tried heart, no man or woman knows their own hearts but those that are humble, thou canst not know ⟨p. 593⟩thine own heart till thou beest humble. There is many afraid lest they should be deceived, they cry out, O my heart is deceitful, and I may deceive my self and perish at last, wouldest thou prevent this? wouldest thou not be deceived in the matters of eternity, and thy eternal estate? Then be very Lowly and humble, and then thou wilt know thy heart; the reason why all Hypocrites go away with a formal profession, and do not know their hearts, and have falseness lie at the bottom, it is from the pride of their own hearts, because their hearts are not broken, and are not humble, therefore mark what God saith in