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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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For the easiness of Christs ways, in comparison ⟨p. 720⟩of the yoke of the Law, you know what the Scripture saith, in Acts 15. 10. That the Law it was a Yoke, which our Fathers nor we were neither able to bear. Even the Ceremonial Law, the way of Christ is easy in respect of that.
For the easiness of Christs waies, in comparison ⟨p. 720⟩of the yoke of the Law, you know what the Scripture saith, in Acts 15. 10. That the Law it was a Yoke, which our Fathers nor we were neither able to bear. Even the Ceremonial Law, the way of Christ is easie in respect of that.
For First: The Ceremonial part of the Law required abstaining from the comforts of the Creature, the People of the Jews in the times of the Law were forbidden the use of many Creatures that we have a great deal of use of now; this is one ease that we have by Jesus Christ, that we are to make use of all the Creatures, we need make no question for Conscience sake of the use of any Creature, in the world, that is somewhat easier than to be restrained from this Creature and the other Creature.
For First: The Ceremonial part of the Law required abstaining from the comforts of the Creature, the People of the Jews in the times of the Law were forbidden the use of many Creatures that we have a great deal of use of now; this is one ease that we have by Jesus Christ, that we are to make use of all the Creatures, we need make no question for Conscience sake of the use of any Creature, in the world, that is somwhat easier than to be restrained from this Creature and the other Creature.