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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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Sixthly. Thou complainest of difficulty in duty, in Christs yoke. may be it is not the yoke of Christ that is upon thee, that is so heavy upon thee, if thou examinest it again, perhaps thou shalt find it is not Christs yoke that is upon thee.
1. May be it is a yoke that thou hast taken upon thy self, perhaps something that thou hast put upon thy self that Christ never required of thee, then it may be grievous to thee, if we will put that upon our selves that Christ never required, as Papists do that put that upon themselves that Christ never required, who required these things at your hands? It may be some men have put something upon you that Christ never required of thee, it may be thou puttest upon thy self a duty at this time, that is not the duty of this time, but is the duty of some other time, when thou wilt enjoin thy self to do such a duty that is not the duty of this time, but the duty of another time, then it may be troublesome; as many poor Christians are pestered this way, when God would have them do such a duty, conscience puts them upon another duty, God calls them to a duty of their calling, but conscience puts them upon prayer, now that is not the duty it may be of this time, and this is the way of Satan, of the Devil, to weary them, and tire them, by putting them upon duty unseasonably, when he cannot by temptation hinder them from duty, then he labours to weary and tire them, by putting them unseasonably upon duty, As I have known some, they could not be at ⟨p. 682⟩their work a quarter of an hour, but suddenly they must leave all and go to prayer, and they thought it was the motion of Gods Spirit, and the dictates of conscience, and they thought they must not neglect it, and so made their lives uncomfortable upon that ground; whereas the Spirit of God puts people upon duty seasonably, every thing in its right order, and right way, and in its due time, it will put you upon prayer in a fit time, and put you upon duties of your calling in a fit time, and when it comes unseasonably to disquiet you, it is rather a suggestion of Satan to disquiet you, then to make you to obey Christs yoke.