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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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Secondly, Evangelical obedience, is to know that the Gospel accepts of uprightness, where there is not perfection, many Christians are exceedingly troubled in the duties of religion, and they are very difficult to them, because they think, that God being an infinite, Holy God, he looks for absolute perfection from them in their duties, and if there be any imperfection in their duties, they think they shall not be accepted, but now Evangelical obedience, accepts of uprightness, when there is not perfection, if there be uprightness this is accepted of God.
Thirdly, Evangelical obedience, the Duties of the Gospel, hath ever a promise going along with them, whatever the Gospel requires, it joins a promise to it, as it is in the body, there is an Artery that goes along together with the Veins in the body, that carries the blood, and the Spirits through the body, we must look upon every Duty as having a promise joined to it, and this will make our obedience easy, evermore join promises unto commands.
Thirdly, Evangelical obedience, the Duties of the Gospel, hath ever a promise going along with them, whatever the Gospel requires, it joyns a promise to it, as it is in the body, there is an Artery that goes along together with the Veins in the body, that carries the blood, and the Spirits through the body, we must look upon every Duty as having a promise joyned to it, and this will make our obedience easie, evermore joyn promises unto commands.
Fourthly, Evangelical obedience, it bears the heart upon the strength of Jesus Christ, upon Christs strength, to look up to him; when we go to Duty, not to be tiring our selves, and think to carry it out by main strength of our own, but to look up to him, and bear our selves upon Christ, upon his strength.