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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 then also, we come to see the infinite dependence we have upon God, I wonder not to see men in the world that do not know God, to have bold and presumptuous Spirits, and see men that have knowledge, that they are humble, though the others have their spirits lifted up in vanity: But for the soul that ever had any sight of God, it is a wonder that such a Soul should have any rising of Spirit, that any sinful height of Spirit should be in that Soul that knows what an infinite God it hath to deal with. Oh, converse much with God, and then you will have humble Souls, that Soul that never goes from Duty but hath much converse with God, that Soul is very humble, As Bernard said, Lord I never go from thee without thee, I carry thee out in my heart when I am in thy presence. Now an Hypocrite converseth not with God, you that converse with men, you would be higher than your Neighbours, and live better than your Neighbours, O! this is the fruit of converse with men, but now true Humility comes from converse with God, nothing hath that excellency in it as that which comes from conversing with God, and upon the sight of his excellency. May be God lays affliction upon you, takes away a Child, or some of your Estate, and this (may be) may humble you, but true humility comes from conversing ⟨p. 618⟩with God and the sight of his excellency.
And then also, we come to see the infinite dependance we have upon God, I wonder not to see men in the world that do not know God, to have bold and presumptuous Spirits, and see men that have knowledg, that they are humble, though the others have their spirits lifted up in vanity: But for the soul that ever had any sight of God, it is a wonder that such a Soul should have any rising of Spirit, that any sinfull height of Spirit should be in that Soul that knows what an infinite God it hath to deal with. Oh, converse much with God, and then you will have humble Souls, that Soul that never goes from Duty but hath much converse with God, that Soul is very humble, As Bernard said, Lord I never go from thee without thee, I carry thee out in my heart when I am in thy presence. Now an Hypocrite converseth not with God, you that converse with men, you would be higher than your Neighbors, and live better than your Neighbors, O! this is the fruit of converse with men, but now true Humility comes from converse with God, nothing hath that excellency in it as that which comes from conversing with God, and upon the sight of his excellency. May be God laies affliction upon you, takes away a Child, or some of your Estate, and this (may be) may humble you, but true humility comes from conversing