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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. CXLV.
Eight Consequences from the former Doctrine, 1. The world is mistaken about the service of Christ, 2. A great sin to reject Christ. 3. Bless God for this easy Yoke, 4. Bring not an evil report upon the ways of Christ, 5. Christ will expect much Service, it being so easy. 6. Make not the Yoke of Christ hard. 7. We should give up our Selves to Christ. 8. It is an accursed thing to be an apostate.
E•ght Consequences from the former Doctrin, 1. The world is mistaken about the service of Christ, 2. A great sin to reject Christ. 3. Bless God for this easie Yoke, 4. Bring not an evil report upon the waies of Christ, 5. Christ wil expect much Service, it being so easie. 6. Make not the Yoke of Christ hard. 7. We should give up our Selves to Christ. 8. It is an accursed thing to be an apostat.
Come we now to the First, for I have two things yet to do, having opened in what respects the yoke of Christ is easy, there is, First, The Consequences and Corollaries to be drawn from all this that hath been said by way of Use. And Secondly, To show how you may make the yoke of Jesus Christ easy to you, what it is that facilitates it.
COme we now to the First, for I have two things yet to do, having opened in what respects the yoke of Christ is easie, there is, First, The Consequences and Corollaries to be drawn from all this that hath been said by way of Use. And Secondly, To shew how you may make the yoke of Jesus Christ easie to you, what it is that facilitates it.