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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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Certainly, if you will make trial, you shall find abundance of ease, and it is a good means to draw the heart of any one to repentance, when they hear, O! what a difference is there between my state now, and that whenas I walked close with God? What a deal of vexation and ⟨p. 729⟩trouble have I now? whereas when I kept close with God, how much better was it then with me then it is now? one day then was better then ten thousand worlds now, If I should live a thousand years, to live •ne day as I did before when I walked close with God, O! this is far better, and the thoughts of this makes them to return to God, and say with them in Hose•, let me return again, for then it was better with me then now, thus for the yoke of sin.
Certainly, if you will make triall, you shall find abundance of ease, and it is a good means to draw the heart of any one to repentance, when they hear, O! what a difference is there between my state now, and that whenas I walked close with God? What a deal of vexation and ⟨p. 729⟩trouble have I now? whereas when I kept close with God, how much better was it then with me then it is now? one day then was better then ten thousand worlds now, If I should live a thousand years, to live •ne day as I did before when I walked close with God, O! this is far better, and the thoughts of this makes them to returne to God, and say with them in Hose•, let me returne again, for then it was better with me then now, thus for the yoke of sin.
And then to name one thing more, the yoke of Christ is easier then the yoke of Antichrist, for so Christ speaks not only for what is for the present, but what is afterwards, and this scripture is an exhortation to us now, aswell as to the Disciples in Christs Time, now, saith Christ, it is easier then the yoke of Antichrist, he saith so to you, now suppose Christ were here in this time among you, and should say, take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy, and my burden light; you have heard somewhat of the yoke of Antichrist, my yoke is easier, you will say, what is the yoke of Antichrist? I opened it a little in Christs discipline, and you shall see it here in the yoke of Antichrist.