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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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Fifthly, Humility brings a great deal of quiet, because it freeth us from opposition, or if it come, ⟨p. 608⟩it makes us yield to the opposition, it freeth us from opposition of men, for so I told you in the opening of it, an humble heart is afraid to give any offence, and so it is not likely that others will offend him, but if opposition do come, a Lowly heart yields to it, and when there is a yielding in time of opposition, when a blustering wind comes, yet if there be a yielding to it, it doth no great hurt, and so the heart that yields to opposition it hath quiet and Rest.
Fifthly, Humility brings a great deal of quiet, because it freeth us from opposition, or if it come, ⟨p. 608⟩it makes us yeild to the opposition, it freeth us from opposition of men, for so I told you in the opening of it, an humble heart is afraid to give any offence, and so it is not likely that others will offend him, but if opposition do come, a Lowly heart yeilds to it, and when there is a yeilding in time of opposition, when a blustring wind comes, yet if there be a yeilding to it, it doth no great hurt, and so the heart that yeilds to opposition it hath quiet and Rest.
Sixthly, Humility brings a great deal of quiet, because it makes us rejoice in the prosperity of others, the great trouble and disquiet of the spirits of men in the world is, that others are above them, now an humble heart blesseth God that any are above it.
Sixthly, Humility brings a great deal of quiet, because it makes us rejoyce in the prosperity of others, the great trouble and disquiet of the spirits of men in the world is, that others are above them, now an humble heart blesseth God that any are above it.