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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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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⟩them, you shall find them as haughty, surly, and proud towards them, as any man whatsoever, if once they be crost, 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 crost, 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.
Thirdly: Their carriage is to those that they may accomplish their own ends by something or other that they would accomplish, but if they have to deal with such as no way can further any ends of theirs, they shall have no such carriage from them, this is but to show the distemper of the heart, there may be lowliness in carriage and not in heart: But do not think that I seem in the least manner to discommend lowliness in carriage, it is comely in Christians to be gentle one towards another.
Thirdly: Their carriage is to those that they may accomplish their own ends by somthing or other that they would accomplish, but if they have to deal with such as no way can further any ends of theirs, they shall have no such carriage from them, this is but to shew the distemper of the heart, there may be lowliness in carriage and not in heart: But do not think that I seem in the least manner to discommend lowliness in carriage, it is comely in Christians to be gentle one towards another.