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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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CHAP. CXXXIII.
The words in the 30. verse Opened and Explained.
AND now we come to the last verse, For my Yoke is easy, and my Burden is light. Here we have the Reason, and Encouragement, the Reason why we should take the Yoke of Christ upon us, and the encouragement to take it, because it is easy and his Burden is light.
AND now we come to the last verse, For my Yoke is easie, and my Burden is light. Here we have the Reason, and Encouragement, the Reason why we should take the Yoke of Christ upon us, and the encouragement to take it, because it is easie and his Burden is light.
MY YOKE. Christ would have us take his Yoke upon us, that you had in the former verse, but the Spirits of men are loath to be brought under a Yoke, they count it burdensome, therefore saith Christ, Learn of me for I am Meek and Lowly in heart, and then My Yoke is easy, and my Burden light, when once you have but learned Meekness and Humility, you shall then find my Yoke easy, and my Burden light.
MY YOAK. Christ would have us take his Yoak upon us, that you had in the former verse, but the Spirits of men are loath to be brought under a Yoak, they count it burdensome, therefore saith Christ, Learn of me for I am Meek and Lowly in heart, and then My Yoak is easie, and my Burden light, when once you have but learned Meekness and Humility, you shall then find my Yoak easie, and my Burden light.