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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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First: Their lowly carriage is to them that are at some distance from them, such as they have n•t very much to do withal, you shall have many, that when they come abroad, and come into company with such as they have not very much to deal withal, they will be very lowly in their carriage to them, but may be in their Family they will be dogged enough, perverse enough, haughty enough, sullen and surly enough, though very courteous and yieldable to any thing, and very sweet unto others that are at a distance from them.
First: Their lowly carriage is to them that are at some distance from them, such as they have n•t very much to do withall, you shall have many, that when they come abroad, and come into company with such as they have not very much to deal withall, they will be very lowly in their carriage to them, but may be in their Family they will be dogged enough, perverse enough, haughty enough, sullen and surly enough, though very courteous and yeildable to any thing, and very sweet unto others that are at a distance from them.
Secondly: They are lowly to Servants, or to those that have not had any occasion to cross them, Oh! how sweet is their carriage there, to people that never crossed them: But now come to any that cross ⟨p. 486⟩them, you shall find them as haughty, surly, and proud towards them, as any man whatsoever, if once they be crossed, try but such as seem to be many times so sweet in their carriage to you. I do not mean to cross them wilfully, but observe them when they are crossed, and see what a difference there is between the affableness and sweetness of carriage that is in them when all things please them, and when they come to be crossed.
Secondly: They are lowly to Servants, or to those that have not had any occasion to cross them, Oh! how sweet is their carriage there, to people that never crost them: But now come to any that cross ⟨p. 486⟩