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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 another Promise is, That God will revive the Humble, the humble is ready to be trod under foot, but in Isay 57. 15. The Lord saith, he will revive the humble. And another is that in Peter He will give Grace to the Humble. And that same Promise that you have in Prov. 3. That he will give Grace to the Lowly. Thou wouldest have more Grace (it is taken for the Graces of Gods Spirit) you would fain have more Grace to subdue your corruptions. Are you thankful for what you have? An humble heart will take notice of every little it hath & wait upon God for more. Make use of this Promise, true Lord, I have not such Grace as I would have, but I have my heart subdued to this condition, then here is the Promise, The Lord will give Grace to the Humble. And then there is the Promise of Exaltation, in Prov. 15. 33. and Math. 23. 12. Those that do most abase themselves, shall be most exalted by God. It was an Answer that a Philosopher gave to one, that asked him. What God did in Heaven? he gives this Answer, He is beating down the Proud, and lifting up the Humble, that is the thing that he is doing in Heaven; and therefore those in Scripture that have been lowest, you see how afterwards God hath exalted them. Humble your selves under the mighty hand of God, and he shall exalt you in due time, in 1 Pet. 5. 6. speaking there of Humility, there is but one word in the Greek there for due time, [Greek or Hebrew], the opportunity of time, God will ⟨p. 600⟩exalt you when a fit opportunity comes. And then there is the Promise of safety also to the humble, in Job 22. 29. God makes a Promise there to keep those that are humble in a safe condition, whatever danger is abroad, the Lord will preserve them, When men are cast down, then thou shalt say there is a lifting up, and he shall save the humble Person, the Lord will save the humble Person in time of trouble, He shall find mercy from God in troublesome times. And so in Zeph. 3. 12. I will also leave in the midst of thee, an afflicted and poor People, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord, it is spoke of the times of Captivity, and great misery, that People should be in times of trouble.