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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. CXXXVII.
Containeth a third and fourth Difference between the ease of a Hypocrite, and true Believer in the ways of God. For, 1. They are easy even to the Corruptions of a Hypocrite. 2. He takes up the ways God partially.
Containeth a third and fourth Difierence between the ease of a Hypocrite, and true Beleever in the waies of God. For, 1. They are easie even to the Corruptions of a Hypocrite. 2. He takes up the waies God partially.
Thirdly: Another Difference is this: The ease a carnal heart finds, it may not only stand with the ease under the Yoke of sin to the Flesh, but the truth is, even the Duties of Religion are easy to their corruptions, to their very corruptions, not only may stand with their corrupt ways, but are easy to the very corruption it self, to the very sinful distemper of their hearts, this is a very evil and vile ease, for to perform holy Duties so, as to be easy to the very flesh, to the fleshly part, Indeed, the Yoke of Christ is easy unto the Saints, but it is not easy unto the flesh, I mean to the corrupt part, it is not easy to that, I but the ways of Religion to carnal hearts is easy to their very corruption, to their corrupt part.
THirdly: Another Difference is this: The ease a carnall heart finds, it may not only stand with the ease under the Yoke of sin to the Flesh, but the truth is, even the Duties of Religion are easie to their corruptions, to their very corruptions, not only may stand with their corrupt waies, but are easie to the very corruption it self, to the very sinfull distemper of their hearts, this is a very evill and vile ease, for to perform holy Duties so, as to be easie to the very flesh, to the fleshly part, Indeed, the Yoke of Christ is easie unto the Saints, but it is not easie unto the flesh, I mean to the corrupt part, it is not easie to that, I but the waies of Religion to carnall hearts is easie to their very corruption, to their corrupt part.