Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.

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Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
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Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.
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1659.
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Forgiveness of sin.
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Books Printed by Peter Cole, Printer and Book-seller of London, at the Exchange,

Four New Books of Mr. Jer. Burroughs, VIZ.

THE FIRST BOOK

Christs call to all those that are Weary and Heavy Laden to come to him for Rest.

Wherein is shewed First.

1 The Burden of Sin. 2 The Bur∣den of the Law. 3 Ths Burden of Legal performances with the Misery of those that are under them. 4 The Burden of Corruption. 5 The Bur∣den of Outward Affliction.

Secondly, Christ Graciously offers to them that come to him REST from all those Burdens.

Wherein is shewed.

1 What it is to come to Christ. 2. That Christ requires nothing but to come to him. 3 Several Rules to be Observed in right coming to Christ. 4 Meanes to Draw Soules to Christ. 5 That in coming to Christ God would have us have respect to our selves. 6. That there is No REST for souls out of Christ; And the Rea∣sons therefore; with some conclusions from it.

Thirdly, There is shewed.

1 The Rest Beleevers have from sin. 2 The deliverance from the Law by Christ is. 1 Privatively, 2 Posi∣tively. 3 The Rest beleevers have from the Burden of the Law by coming to Christ. 4 How Christ gives Rest from the Burden of Legal perfor∣mances. 6 How Christ gives Rest from the Burden of Corruption, wherein is shewed how Sanctification and Holiness comes from Christ only. And encouragments to come to Christ for holiness. 6 How Christ gives Rest from outward Affliction. 7 Some Directions how to get Rest from Christ in Spiritual desertions.

THE SECOND BOOK

Christ the Great Teacher of Souls that come to him.

Wherein is shewed

1 What Christs Yoak is. 2 That beleevers must take Christs Yoak on them. 3 The more we are under the Yoak of Christ the more REST we have. 4 Christ is the great Teacher of his Church and People. 5 In what manner Christ Teacheth, 1 He is a Meek Teacher. 2 An Humble Teacher. 6 The Learners of Christ must be MEEK. 7 The Learners of Christ must be humble. 8 Christ teacheth by his EXAMPLE. 9 Wherein Christs EXAMPLE is to be followed. 10 What kind of Pattern Christ is. 11 We must not follow the Example of the World.

We must imitate Christ in MEEK∣NES.

1 What Meekness is. 2 Learn of Christ to be Meek towards God; And the Reasons thereof. 3 The Dread∣ful Evil of Anger and frowardness to∣wards God. 4 Meekness towards God Exemplified from scripture Examples. 5 Meekness towards Men which con∣sists in ordering Anger. 1 To the right Object. 2 To the right Time. 3 To the reight measure. 4 To the right end &c. 6 The sad Effects of Anger. 7 The Excellency of Meekness. 8 Promises made to Meekness. 9 Many Vaine Reasons and Pleas for Anger Answered. 10 Exhortations to Meekness. 11 Means to get and keep Meekness.

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New Books of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs,
THE THIRD BOOK

Christ the Humble Teacher of those that come to him.

Wherein is shewed.

1 What Humility o 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 Low∣liness of spirit in Us. 4 The proper∣ties 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 re∣spect 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 Hu∣mility

THE FOURTH BOOK

The only Easie way to Heaven. Wheren is shewed.

1 The way to Heaven that Iesus 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 complaine 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 Directi∣ons how we may make the waies of God Easie.

New Books of Mr. Sydrach Simpsons. viz.

I Of Faith, Or, That beleeving is recei∣ving Christ. And re∣ceiving Christ is Be∣lieving.

II Of Covetousness.

In the First Book is shewed (besides many other things)

1 That Persons that are beleevers are Receivers.

2 That to Receive is the Principal use of Faith.

3 That nothing should hinder our Receiving. 1 Not our Sins. 2 Nor Gods delaies. 3 Nor the smalness of our receipts. 4 Nor the great∣ness of our Wants.

4 How Faith Receives.

5 That Faith Receives Christ. 1 In the understanding. 2 In the Will.

6 The temper of a man that hath faith.

7 The necessity of Faith.

8 Though Faith be smal yet it makes us the Sons of God.

9 The Nature of True Faith.

10 There are but few that Receive Christ.

11 Three sorts that come not to Christ. 1 Such as Receive him not as he is. 2 Such as delay their coming to him. 3 Such as give not that place to Christ in their hearts that is fitting for him.

In the Treatise of Covetousness is shewed,

1 It is the Duty of all as they would obtaine eternal Life to beware of covetousness.

2 The Reasons of the Doctrine, 1 Its a spiritual Sin. 2 It over spreads the whole man. 3 Its opposite to the Nature of Godliness and Reli∣gion. 4 Its the Womb and seed of

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all Sin. 5 Its a base Sin.

3 The Dangerousness of covetousness· 1 It is hardly avoided. 2 Its difficultly cured.

4 You shal have all things needful for this life if you wil look after Grace.

5 Your Life lies in Grace, not in Riches.

6 There is more to be feared than to be desired in Riches.

7 We should Mortifie our desires af∣ter Riches.

In Book 1 Of Unbelief: or the want of Readiness &c. is shewed

1 What Ʋnbelief it is that is here spo∣ken of.

2 The best way to deal with Ʋnbe∣lief.

3 That Ʋnbelief is a sin against al the Attributes of God.

4 That Christ will not bear with this Sin of Ʋnbeleif.

5 That we should be quick and reyd to beleeve.

6 Motives to indeavor for readiness to beleeve.

7 Helps to attain readiness in Beleev∣ing.

In Book 2 Of Not going to Christ &c. is shewed,

1 That unbelief is a great Sin, and exceeding provoking unto God.

2 Several arguments provoking us to beleeve the greatness of the Sin of un∣belief.

3 Many Objections answered.

4 Several sorts of this Sin of unbeliefe.

5 Means to convince us that unbelief is so great a Sin.

6 Though the Sin of unbelief be very great, yet it's pardonable.

7 God hath pardoned unbelief, and wil pardon it.

A Congregational Church is a Ca∣tholick Visible Church. By Samuel Stone in New-England.

A Treatise of Politick Powers, wherein seven Questions are answered, 1 Whereof Power is made, and for what ordained. 2 Whether Kings and Governors have an Absolute Po∣wer over the People. 3 Whether Kings and Governors be subject to the Laws of God, or the Laws of their Country. 4. How far the People are to obey their Governors.

Dr. Sibbs on the Philippians.

Vox Pacifica, or a Perswasive to Peace.

Dr. Prestons Saints submission, and Satans Overthrow.

Pious Mans Practice in Parliament time.

Barriffs Military Discipline.

The Immortality of Mans Soul.

The Anatomist Anatomized.

The Bishop of Canterbury's Speech

Woodwards Sacred Ballance.

Dr. Owen against Mr. Baxter.

Mr. Hookers New Books in three Vo∣lums: One in Octavo, and two in Quarto.

These Eleven New Books of Mr. Thomas Hooker, made in New-England Are attested in an Epistle by Mr. Tho∣mas Goodwin, and Mr. Philip Nye, To be written with the Authors Own hand: None being written by him∣self before. One Volum being a Comment upon Christ's last Prayer in the Seventeenth of John: wherein is opened, The Union beleevers have with God and Christ, and the glorious Priviledges thereof. Besides many o∣ther Gospel Truths, there you have shewed.

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1 That the end why the Saints receive al glorious Grace, is, That they may be one, as the Father and Christ are one.

2 That God the Father loveth the Faithful, as he loveth Jesus Christ.

3 That our Savior desireth to have the Faithful in Heaven with himself.

4 That the happiness of our being in Heaven, is to see Christs Glory.

5 That there is much wanting in the knowledg of Gods Love, in the most able Saints.

6 That the Lord Christ lends dayly direction, according to the dayly need of his Servants.

7 That it is the desire, and endeavor of our Savior, that the dearest of Gods Love, which was bestowed on himself, should be given to his faith∣ful Servants.

8 That our Ʋnion, and Communion with God in Christ, is the top of our happiness in Heaven.

The first eight Books: of the Ap∣plication of Redemption, By the ef∣fectual Work of the Word, and Spirit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost Sinners to God. In which (be∣sides many other seasonable, and Soul-searching Truths) there is also largely shewed.

1 Christ hath purchased al spiritual good for HIS.

2 Christ puts al HIS into possession of al that good that he hath purchased.

3 The Soul must be fitted for Christ be∣fore it can receive him: And a po∣werful Ministry is the ordinary means to prepare the heart for Christ.

4 The work of God is free: And the day of Salvation, is while this Life lasts, and the Gospel continues.

5 God cals his Elect at any Age, but the most before old Age.

6 The Soul is naturally setled in a sin∣ful security.

7 The heart of a Natural man is wholly unwilling to submit to the word that would sever him from his sins.

8 God the Father by a holy kind of violence, plucks His out of their corruptions, and draws them to be∣leeve in Christ.

The Ninth and Tenth Books of the Application of Redemption by the Effectual Work of the Word, and spi∣rit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost sinners to God. Besides many other seasonable, and Soul-searching Truths, there is also largely shewed.

1 The heart must be humble and con∣trite before the Lord wil dwel in it.

2 Stubborn, and bloody sinners may be made broken-hearted.

3 There must be true sight of sin, be∣fore the heart can be broken for it.

4 Application of special sins by the Ministry, is a means to bring men to ight of, and sorrow for them.

5 Meditation of sin, a special means to break the heart.

6 The same word is profitable to some, not to another.

7 The Lord somtimes makes the word prevaile most, when its most op∣posed.

8 Sins unrepented of, makes way for piercing Terrors.

9 The Truth terrible to a guilty consci∣ence.

10 Gross and scandalous sinners, God usually exerciseth with heavy brea∣kings of heart, before they be brought to Christ.

11 Sorrow for sin rightly set on, pier∣ceth the hear of the sinner throughly.

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12 They whose hearts are pierced by the Word, are carried with love and respect to the Ministers of it: And are busie to enquire, and ready to submit to the mind of God.

13 Sinners in distress of conscience, are ignorant what they should do.

14 A contrite sinner sees a necessity of coming out of his sinful condition.

15 There is a secret hope wherewith the Lord supports the hearts of con∣trite sinners.

16 They who are truly pierced for their sins, do prize and covet deli∣verance from their sins.

17 True contrition is accompanied with confession of sin, when God cals thereunto.

18 The Soul that is pierced for sin, is carried with a restless dislike against it

Six Books more of Mr. Hookers in two Volums in Quarto, are printing.

Twenty one several Books of Mr. Wil∣liam Bridge, Collected into two Volumns. Viz.

1 Scripture Light the most sure Light: compared with, 1. Revelations & Visi∣ons. 2. Natural & Supernatual Dreams 3 Impressions with, and without Word▪ 4. Light and Law within. 5. Di∣vine Providence. 6. Christian Experi∣ence. 7. Humane Reason. 8. Judicial Astrology. Delivered in Sermons, on 2. Pet. 1.19.

2 Christ in Travel: Wherein, 1. The Travel of his soul. 2. The first and after effects of his Death, 3▪ His Assu∣rance of Issue. 4. And his satisfaction therein. Are opened and cleered in Ser∣mons, on Isa. 53.11.

3 A Lifting up for the Cast-down, in case of, 1. Great sin. 2. Weakness of Grace. 3. Miscarriage of Duties 4. Want of Assurance, 5. Affliction, 6 Temptation. 7. Desertion. 8. Un∣serviceableness. 9, Discouragements from the Condition it self. Delivered in thirteen Sermons, on Psalm, 42.11.

His Four Sermons concerning,

4 Sin against the Holy Ghost.

5 Sins of Infirmitie.

6 The false Apostle tried and disco∣vered

7 The good and means of Establish∣ment

8 The great things Faith can do.

9 The great things Faith can suffer.

10 The Great Gospel Mystery of the Saints Comfort and Holiness, opened and applied from Christs Priestly Office.

11 Satans power to Tempt, and Christs Love to, and Care of his People under Temptation

12 Thankfulness required in every Condition.

13 Grace for Grace.

14 The Spiritual Actings of Faith through Natural Impossibilities.

15 Evangelical Repentance

16 The Spiritual Life, &c.

17 The Woman of Canaan.

18 The Saints Hiding-place, &c.

19 Christs Coming &c.

20 A Vindication of Gospel Ordi∣nances

22 Grace and Love beyond Gifts

Mr. Brightman on the Revelation.

Clows Chyrurgery.

Marks of Salvation.

Christians Engagement for the Go∣spel, by John Goodwin.

Great Church Ordinance of Baptism

Mr. Loves Case, containing his Pe∣titions, Narrative, and Speech.

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Twelve Books of Mr. Jeremiah Bur∣roughs lately published; also the Texts of Scripture upon which they are grounded.

1 Gospel Reconciliation, Or Christs Trumpet of Peace to the World. Wherein is Opened Gods exceeding willingness to be Reconciled to Man; And Gods sending his Embassadors to that End From 2 Cor. 5.19, 20, 21.

2 The Rare Jewel of Christian Con∣tentment, on Phil. 4.11. Wherein is shewed, 1 What Contentment is. 2 It is an Holy art and Mystery. 3 The Ex∣cellencies of it. 4 The Evil of the con∣trary sin of Murmuring, and the Ag∣gravations of it.

3 Gospel-Worship, on Levit. 10.3. Wherein is shewed, 1 The right man∣ner of the Worship of God in General; And particularly, In hearing the Word, Receiving the Lords supper, & prayer.

4 Gospel-Conversation, on Phil. 1 17 Wherein is shewed, 1 That the Conversations of Beleevers must be a∣bove what could be by the Light of Nature 2 Beyond those that lived un¦der the Law. 3 And sutable to what Truths the Gospel holds forth To which is added, The Misery of those Men that have their Portion in this Life only, on Psal. 17.14.

5 A Treatise of Earthly-minded∣ness: Wherein is shewed, 1 What Earth∣ly-mindedness is, 2. The great Evil thereof, on Phil. 3. part of he 19. vers. Also to the same Book is joyned, A Treatise of Heavenly-mindedness, and walking with God, on Gen. 5.24. and on Phil. 3▪ 20.

6 An Exposition on the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh Chapters of the Prophesie of Hosea.

7 An Exposition on the eighth, ninth, and tenth Chapters of Hosea.

8 An Exposition on the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth Chapters of Hosea, being now compleat.

9 The Evil of Evils, or the excee∣ding sinfulness of sin, on Job 16.21.

10 Precious Faith, on 2 Pet. 1.1.

11 Of Hope, on 1 John 3.3.

12 Of Walking by Faith, on 2 Cor. 5.7.

Mr. Burroughs his fifty nine Sermons on Matth. 11.28, 29, 30. Are Printed.

A Godly ad Fruit∣ful Exposition, on the first Epistle of Peter. By Mr. John Rogers, Minister of the word of God at Dedham in Essex.

Mr Rogers on Naaman the Syrian, his Disease and Oue: Discovering the Leprosie of Sin and Self-love; with the Cure, viz. Self-denial and Faith.

Mr. Rogers his Treatise of Marri∣age.

The Wonders of the Loadstone. By Samuel Ward of Ipswich.

An Exposition on the Gospel of the Evange∣list St. Matthew. By Mr. Ward.

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The Discipline of the Church in New-England: By the Churches and Synod there.

The Wise Virgins Lamp Burning; Or, Gods sweet incomes of Love to a gracious Soul waiting for him. Pub∣lished by Mr. Thomas Weld, late of New-England.

Twelve new Books in one Volum of Nich. Culpeper, All called the Idea of Practical Physick.

1 The art to preserve Health.

2 The preternatural disorder of mans body, and their Signs.

3 Of Medicaments.

4 Of the art of Healing.

5 Of the general Cure of Diseases.

6 Of External Diseases.

7 Of Feavers.

8 Of Head Diseases.

9 Of middle Belly Diseases.

10 Of Lower belly Diseases.

11 Of Venemous Diseases.

12 Of Childrens Diseases.

Thirty four Books of Nich. Culpeper, Gent. Student in Physick and Astrologie, formerly published.

The first Twenty four Books. Are all called the Practice of Physick, Wherein is plainly set forth▪ The Nature, Cause, Differences, and several sorts of Signs; Together with the Cure of al Diseases in the Body of Man. Being a Transla∣tion of the Works of that Learned and Renowned Doctor, Lazarus Riverius, now living; Councellor and Physitian to the present King of France. Above fifteen thousand of the said Books in Latin have been sold in a very few Years, having been eight times printed though al the former Impressions wan∣ted the Nature, Causes, Signs, and Dif∣ferences of the Diseases, and had only the Medicines for the cure for them; as plainly appears by the Authors Epistle.

25. A Sure Guide to Physick and Chyrurgery: That is to say, The Arts of Healing by Medicine, and Manual Operation. Being an Anatomical De∣scription of the whol body of Man, and its parts, with their Respective diseases, demonstrated from the Fabrick and use of the said Parts. In Six Books of Riolanus, translated, and adorned with an hundred eighty four Figures cut in Brass.

26 Vesingus Anatomy of the Body of Man, Wherein is exactly described, the several Parts of the Body of Man, illu∣strated with very many larger Brass Plates than ever was in English before.

27 A Translation of the New dispen∣satory, made by the Colledg of Physiti∣ans of London. Whereunto is added The Key to Galens Method of Physick,

28 The English Physitian enlarged▪ being an Astrologo-Physical Discourse of the vulgar Herbs of this Nation; wherein is shewed how to cure a mans self of most Diseases incident to Mans Body, with such things as grow in England, and for three pence charge. Also in the same Book is shewed, 1 The time of gathering al Herbs, both▪ Vulgarly and Astrologically. 2 The way of drying, and keeping them and their Juyces. 3 The way of making and keeping al manner of useful Compounds, made of those Herbs. The way of mixing the Me∣dicines according to the Cause, and Mixture of the Disease, and the part of the Body afflicted.

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29 A Directory for Midwives, or a Guide for Women. Newly enlarged by the Author in every sheet, and illu∣strated with divers new Plates.

30 Galens Art of Physick, with a large Comment.

31 New Method both of studying and practising Physick.

32 A Treatise of the Rickets, being A Disease common to Children wherein is shewed, 1 The Essence, 2 The Causes, 3 The Signs▪ 4 The Remedies of the Disease: Published in Latin by Dr. Glisson, Dr. Bates and Dr. Regemorter, translated into English, And corrected by N. Cul∣peper.

33 Medicaments for the Poor, Or Physick for the Common People.

34 Health for the Rich and Poor, by Dyet without Physick.

The London Dispensatory in Folio, of a large Character in Latine.

The London Dispensatory in twelves, a smal Pocket Book in Latine.

Six Sermons preached by Dr. Hill. Viz.

1 The Beauty and Sweetness of an Olive Branch of Peace, and Brotherly Accommodation budding.

2 Truth and Love happily married in the Church of Christ.

3 The Spring of strengthening Grace in the Rock of Age Christ Iesus.

4 The strength of the Saints to make Iesus Christ their strength.

5 The Best and Worst of Paul.

6 Gods Eternal preparation for his Dying Saints.

A Commemoration of King Charls his Inauguration. In a Sermon, By William Laud, then Bishop of Canter∣bury.

Abrahams Offer, Gods Offering: Being a Sermon by Mr. Hele, before the Lord Major of London.

Mr. Spurstows Sermon, being a Pattern of Repentance.

Englands Deliverance from the Northern Presbitery, compared with its Deliverance from the Roman Pa∣pacy. In a Sermon on the 5 of Nov. 1651. before the Parliament. By Peter Sterry.

The Way of God with his People in these Nations. Opened in a Thanksgiving Sermon, preached on the 5▪ of Novemb. 1656 before the Right Honorable, the High Court of Parliament. By Peter Sterry.

Mr. Sympsons Sermon at Westminster

Mr. Feaks Sermon before the Lord Major.

The Best and Worst Magistrate. By Obadiah Sedgwick. A Sermon.

A Sacred Panegyrick. By Stephen Marshal. A Sermon.

The Craft and Cruelty of the Churches Adversaries. By Matthew Newcomen. A Sermon

The Magistrates Support and Bur∣den. By Mr. John Cardel▪ A Sermon.

Mr. Owens stedfastness of the Pro∣mises. A Sermon.

Mr. Phillips Treatise of Hell. —of Christs Genealogy.

The Cause of our Divisions disco∣vered, and the Cure propounded.

King Charls his Case, or an Appeal to al Rational men concerning his tryal.

A Relation of the Barbadoes.

A Relation of the Repentance and Conversion of the Indians in New-England: by Mr. Eliot, and Mr. Mayhew.

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