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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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YOU will say, What is the lowliness of heart that Christ would have us learn of him.
Answ. It is to be considered two ways.
Answ. It is to be considered two waies.
The first is this, That disposition of spirit whereby one that is in a high, and excellent condition, yet is content to become low for God, and for the good of his Brethren; though he be in an excellent estate, ⟨p. 491⟩yet is content to be in a Low condition, so it be for God, and the good of others; and this is that Lowliness that belongs only to Christ himself, he was thus Lowly. And also God the Father is lowly, that God is of a Lowly Spirit, thus to be content to be low for his own Glory, and for the good of others. Ye have it in Psalm. 113. 5. and 6. Who is like unto thee, Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in Heaven, and in the Earth, God is on high and yet God humbleth himself to behold, to have regard to things that are in Heaven and Earth. Observe the Phrase, I beseech you, it is Gods humbling himself, if it be but to behold the things that are in Heaven, God is so high, that if he doth but vouchsafe to look upon the things in Heaven, he doth humble himself, he b•ings himself Low to behold them, much more upon the things in Earth, Oh! How doth God humble himself then to regard the things on Earth as he hath done. And so Christ, that was from all eternity infinitely blessed, with the Father, yet for the Salvation of mankind, was willing to bring himself into a Low condition, and so Lowliness belongs to the Father, and Jesus Christ.