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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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Sometimes we do not only discommend our selves in a feigned manner to others, but even to God also. How do we in prayer tell God how wretched & vile we are? and deserve to be cast into the nether most Hell, and what a wonderful mercy it is, that we have the least crumb of bread, and unworthy of the least crumb of bread and drop of water, thus we speak very lowly before God; and yet in the mean time have very proud, and stubborn hearts, this is not to be lowly in heart. Learn of me, not lowly words, not lowly speeches so much, but learn of me to be lowly in heart.
Somtimes we do not only discommend our selves in a feigned manner to others, but even to God also. How do we in prayer tel God how wretched & vile we are? and deserve to be cast into the nether most Hell, and what a wonderfull mercy it is, that we have the least crumb of bread, and unworthy of the least crumb of bread and drop of water, thus we speak very lowly before God; and yet in the mean time have very proud, and stubborn hearts, this is not to be lowly in heart. Learn of me, not lowly words, not lowly speeches so much, but learn of me to be lowly in heart.
Thirdly: There may be a lowly carriage where there is not a lowly heart, many that have very proud and haughty spirits, yet will in their carriages seem to be very affable, and courteous, and very sweet, and very submissive, and very yielding: ⟨p. 484⟩so that those that are of weak spirits, they conclude, Oh, surely this man is a very humble man, he must needs be a very lowly man, mighty lowly, how sweet, and affable, and courteous, and submissive is his carriage? It is true, for to have lowliness in words and carriage is good, and where there is a lowly heart, there will be these in some measure or other, but yet these may be much without a lowly heart, there may seem to be an excellency in these, and yet no lowliness in heart: there may be a complementing to the ground, a man may be ready to put his hands upon your feet, and yet have a very haughty spirit. I will give you these Scriptures for it. In 2 Sam. 15