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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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Truly thus it is, a true Gracious heart, that hath been acquainted with the yoke of Christ, if at any time he is overcome with any corruption, with any sin▪ he is like one in the Galley, Oh, this soul considers, I am in a different way from what I was wont to be, I was wont to be in the service of Jesus Christ, and my heart had soul satisfying contentments while I was there, but O what a difference is there in this work? here is a base drudgery in comparison of what I was wont to have, Oh, the sweet communion I had with Jesus Christ while my heart kept close to him, but now, now I am raking in kennels, and rowing in Galleys, Oh! wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this burden? now this is a wide, a broad difference, between the easiness of the yoke of Christ to one and to the other, one finds a great deal of ease in the yoke, but the other finds all one, if he goes amongst company that are vain, and sleight, and profane, and when he comes to hear the word to read or receive the Sacrament, almost all one; and indeed, if there be any difference, his greatest ease is in that of sin; he hath ease in the duties of religion, in performing duties, but his greatest ease is in the other way; I but now, the ease of a Saint is such as cannot stand with the ease of sin, a child of God can bear the yoke of Christ with ease, but he cannot bear the yoke of sin, it is death to ⟨p. 652⟩him to bear the yoke of sin, that is the First
Truly thus it is, a true Gracious heart, that hath been acquainted with the yoke of Christ, if at any time he is overcome with any corruption, with any sin▪ he is like one in the Gally, Oh, this soul considers, I am in a different way from what I was wont to be, I was wont to be in the service of Jesus Christ, and my heart had soul satisfying contentments while I was there, but O what a difference is there in this work? here is a base drudgery in comparison of what I was wont to have, Oh, the sweet communion I had with Jesus Christ while my heart kept close to him, but now, now I am raking in kennells, and rowing in Gallies, Oh! wretched man that I am, who shal deliver me from this burden? now this is a wide, a broad difference, between the easiness of the yoke of Christ to one and to the other, one finds a great deal of ease in the yoke, but the other finds all one, if he goes amongst company that are vaine, and sleight, and prophane, and when he comes to hear the word to read or receive the Sacrament, almost all one; and indeed, if there be any difference, his greatest ease is in that of sin; he hath ease in the duties of religion, in performing duties, but his greatest ease is in the other way; I but now, the ease of a Saint is such as cannot stand with the ease of sin, a child of God can beare the yoke of Christ with ease, but he cannot beare the yoke of sin, it is death to