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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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Consequence, 1.
For the Consequences hence. First, Certainly, That mistake of the world about the service of Jesus Christ is rotten, how many men will rather venture all the hardship of eternal misery, of Hell fire, then come under the yoke of Christ for the present in this world: Certainly, This is a dreadful thing, for a man to have hard thoughts, not only without Reason, but such hard thoughts, as when both are laid together, either thou must come under the yoke of Jesus Christ, or perish eternally, and endure all ⟨p. 738⟩the hardship of eternal fire hereafter in hell; Well, saith a carnal heart, rather then I will endure the crossing of my sin, I will venture the other, I hope the other will not be, but I will venture it, now what a dreadful thing is this, that you will venture this. I will grant, you are not convinced of it, but you hear this ou• of the word often threatened; and you cannot but acknowledge it is a great venture, that you venture all the wrath of God, and the curse of the Law, and all that that God threatens in the word, that will pursue those that do perish, Now this is a hard venture, now you venture all this rather then you will come under the yoke of Jesus Christ. Oh, what a mistake is this? What excuse can ye have for your selves that run upon such a mistake as this is? That that hath been delivered to you shows the great aggravation of th•s sin.
For the Consequences hence. First, Certainly, That mistake of the world about the service of Jesus Christ is rotten, how many men will rather venture all the hardship of eternal misery, of Hell fire, then come under the yoke of Christ for the present in this world: Certainly, This is a dreadful thing, for a man to have hard thoughts, not only without Reason, but such hard thoughts, as when both are laid together, either thou must come under the yoke of Jesus Christ, or perish eternally, and endure al