Four Books on Matthew 11, Title page – Table of contents 1
THE THIRD And FOURTH BOOK, ON MATTHEW 11.
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I. Chriſt the Humble Teacher of thoſe that come to Him.
II. The Only Eaſie Way to Heaven.
Wherein is ſhewed,
1 What Humility or Lowlineſs is Not.
2 What that Lowlineſs of Heart is that Chriſt would have us to Learn of Him.
3 Arguments from the Lowlineſs of Chriſt to work Lowlineſs of ſpirit in us.
4 The properties of an humble heart towards God.
5 The properties of an Humble and Lowly heart in reſpect of our ſelves
6 The properties of Humility in reſpect of others, 1. It is fearful of giving or taking offence. 2. It gives due honor to all. 3. It is tender to others. 4. It's not needleſly ſingular from them.
7 The Excellencies of Humility.
8 Humility brings REST unto the ſoul.
9 Means to get Humility.
In the only Eaſie Way to Heaven,
Is ſhewed,
1 The Way to Heaven that Jeſus Chriſt teacheth, is an Eaſie way. Six Evidences thereof.
2 The Difference between the EASE a Carnal heart hath, and the EASE a gracious ſoul hath in Religion.
3 The Reaſon why ſome gracious ſouls complain of difficulty in Gods waies.
4 What it is that makes the Waies of God ſo Eaſie.
5 Conſequences from the Eaſineſs of Gods waies.
6 Directions how we may make the Waies of God Eaſie.
By JEREMIAH BURROUGHS, Preacher of the Goſpel at Stepney, and Cripple-Gate, London.
London: Printed by Peter Cole, Printer and Book ſeller, at the Sign of the Printing-preſs in Cornhil, neer the Royal Exchange. 1659.
MR Burroughs Eaſie way to Heaven.
THE CONTENTS OF The Third and Fourth Book On Math 11.
CHAP. 119. Lowlineſs what: Negatively in Five Particulars. 1 Not in Poverty. 2 Nor in Words only. 3 Nor Carriage. 4 Nor Habit. 5 Nor Baſeneſs of Spirit. Page 477
Chap. 120 Lowlineſs of heart what it is poſitively, and what it is in Chriſt in ſix particulars. 1 He became Mediator. 2 Man▪ 3 Born of a poor Virgin. 4 A Servant. 5 A Curſe: Yea, Sin. 6 He was lowly in his carriage to men. 490
Chap. 121 Six Arguments from the Lowlineſs of Chriſt to work Lowlineſs of ſpirit in our hearts. 1 It was one ſpecial end of his coming into the world. 2 His Humility makes pride in man a deſperate Evil. 3 The greateſt excellency ſtands with the greateſt Humility. 4 His Lowlineſs ſtands with the greateſt Wiſdom. 5 It is infinitly pleaſing to God, 6 It may ſtand with doing of great things. 505
Chap. 122. The ground of Humility. A knowledg and ſenſe of our own vileneſs. 513
Chap. 123. Of the behavior of humility before God in ten Particulars. 1 It acknowledgeth the infinite diſtance between God and a Sinner. 2 It hath a trembling Heart before God. 3 A relenting
Spirit 4 It makes Gods will its Rule. 5 It is willing God ſhould chooſe its condition. 6 It is willing God ſhould be advanced in all his waies. 7 It admires the leaſt mercy. 8 It is willing to be put in a mean and hard employment. 9 It is willing to wait upon God. 10 It is willing to do what it can to honor God 521
Chap. 124. Twelve Properties of a Lowly heart in reſpect of it ſelf. 1 It is very ſuſpicious of it ſelf. 2 It is willing to know the worſt of it ſelf. 3 It is willing to look to his beginning. 4 It is aſhamed of it ſelf. 5 It loaths it ſelf. 6 It judgeth it ſelf unworthy. 7 It denies it ſelf. 8. It keeps down it ſelf. 9. It hides it ſelf. 10 Goes out of it ſelf. 11 Bemoans it ſelf. 12 Afflicts it ſelf 541
Chap. 125. Three Conſequences from the former Point 556
Chap. 126 The firſt Property of Humility in reſpect of others, is that it thinks better of others then it ſelf, Which is laid open in divers Particular anſwers unto ſeveral doubts and Objections 558
Chap. 127 A ſecond Property of Humility in reſpect of others is, To be fearful of giving offence. 570
Chap. 128. Other Properties of Humility in reſpect of others. 3 It gives due Honor to all with whom it doth converſe. 4 It rejoyceth in their good. 5 It is willing to receive good from them. 6 It is tender towards others. 7 It is not needleſly ſingular from them 576
Chap. 129. The excellency of Humility in thirteen particulars. 1 God prizeth it. 2 It is a convincing Grace. 3 By it we walk worthy of the Goſpel. 4 It is an Evidence of Election. 5 Better than Sacrifices. 6 It ſerveth for the prevailing of Prayer. 7 It is a tried heart. 8 It is fit for great Services. 9 It is the Ornament of all graces. 10. It preſerves
all Graces. 11 It makes all Duties and Croſſes eaſie. 12 It makes the life comfortable. 13 It is moſt uſeful to give God the Glory of the new Covenant. 586
Chap. 130. Humility brings Reſt unto the Soul in Eight Particulars. 1. It ventures upon nothing before it ſees Gods call. 2 The Heart of ſuch, is lower than their condition. 3 He is never diſappointed in the World. 4. He would have God have his Glory. 5 It freeth from oppoſition, or maketh the Heart yeild to it. 6 It makes the Heart rejoyce in the property of others. 7 It is under many promiſes. 8 All Croſſes are ſmal to an humble Heart 605
Chap. 131. Exhortation to Humility with five ſeveral means to get it. 1 Labor to ſee the excellency of it. 2 Convince the Soul of its emptineſs. 3 Get the knowledg of God. 4 Of Chriſt. 5 Of our ſelves 609
Chap. 132. The knowledg of our ſelves further proſecuted, with Six Means to get it. 1. Conſider what once we were. 2. What we might have been. 3. What it coſt God to bring us out of that condition. 4 What we are. 5. What we would be if God ſhould leave us a little to our ſelves. 6 In what caſe we ſhall certainly be in one day 624