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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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13. Another Rule is this, Exercise much Faith, Faith doth facilitate every action as Unbelief makes every thing difficult, let a man be put upon any duty if he have an unbelieving heart, it is difficult, Why? because before he comes to it, he saith, I shall never go through with it, and therefore comes heavily to it, all the while his unbelief prevails, his work goes heavily on, but let a man come to a work, and come to purpose, A man of confidence, and of spirit, he saith, let me take such a thing, another man he is toiling & labouring, and he saith, I shall never bring it to any thing, but now another man, that is of a lively constitution, faith he, let me come to it, and he carries it on with ease: and the truth is, when Christians see Gods call to any work, they should not pore upon the difficulty, but exercise Faith, and come ⟨p. 770⟩with courage to the duty, and God will carry you through, God that calls me to a work, he will give me strength in the work, and therefore let me go to the work as if I were carried through it already, go on with confidence and resolution, and take heed of Unbelief, up and be doing, and the Lord will be with you▪ so do you say to your souls when you are discouraged in the work, Oh, such and such have miscarried, and how shall so weak a soul as I do? Well, up and be doing, and the Lord will be with you.
13. Another Rule is this, Exercise much Faith, Faith doth facilitate every action as Unbelief makes every thing difficult, let a man be put upon any duty if he have an unbelieving heart, it is difficult, Why? because before he comes to it, he saith, I shal never go through with it, and therefore comes heavily to it, all the while his unbelief prevails, his work goes heavily on, but let a man come to a work, and come to purpose, A man of confidence, and of spirit, he saith, let me take such a thing, another man he is toyling & laboring, and he saith, I shal never bring it to any thing, but now another man, that is of a lively constitution, faith he, let me come to it, and he carries it on with ease: and the truth is, when Christians see Gods call to any work, they should not pore upon the difficulty, but exercise Faith, and come ⟨p. 770⟩with courage to the duty, and God will carry you through, God that cals me to a work, he will give me strength in the work, and therefore let me go to the work as if I were carried through it already, go on with confidence and resolution, and take heed of Unbelief, up and be doing, and the Lord wil be with you so do you say to your souls when you are discouraged in the work, Oh, such and such have miscarried, and how shall so weak a soul as I do? Wel, up and be doing, and the Lord will be with you.