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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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Evidence 1.
First. The first Evidence is this: Surely Gods ways are easy unto them, for there is none that is truly Gracious, but they account the word of God that doth require them to walk in those ways, very sweet unto them, and they prize it highly, now if there were difficulty and a harshness in Gods ways. Certainly, though the word of God may be accounted just and righteous, yet it would not be sweet and comfortable unto the Soul; but there is nothing ⟨p. 642⟩more sweet and comfortable unto a Gracious heart, than the word of God that doth require such ways of him. Ye know the expression of David, that It is sweeter than the Honey and the Honey Comb, more precious than Silver or Gold, or any riches of the world, read but Psal. 119. and there in every verse almost, you find such expressions, of much sweetness that David did find in the word of God, if the word be sweet and delightful, certainly the ways of God must needs be sweet and delightful that are required in the word, that is the first.
First. The first Evidence is this: Surely Gods waies are easie unto them, for there is none that is truly Gracious, but they account the word of God that doth require them to walk in those waies, very sweet unto them, and they prize it highly, now if there were difficulty and a harshness in Gods waies. Certainly, though the word of God may be accounted just and righteous, yet it would not be sweet and comfortable unto the Soul; but there is nothing ⟨p. 642⟩more sweet and comfortable unto a Gracious heart, than the word of God that doth require such waies of him. Ye know the expression of David, that It is sweeter than the Hony and the Hony Comb, more precious than Silver or Gold, or any riches of the world, read but