A01974:1836
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 11. Of Contentedness.
§. 11. Of Contentednesse.
VII. *Contentedness is requisite in all estates. The extent of Gods Providence giving evidence to Gods disposing and ordering all estates, if men rest not content in their estate, they manifest a discontent at his Providence. Surely he had an eye on Gods Providence ordering his estate, who in his great affliction said, aI was dumb and opened not my mouth, because thou (Lord) didst it. And he, who having heard a judgement denounced against him, which would make a mans ear to tingle again, replied, bIt is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. In like manner, cDavid, dJob, eHezekiah, and others, manifested great contentedness in great extremities. But most pertinent to our purpose is this of S. Paul, fI have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where, and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry: both to abound and to suffer need. gTo this contentedness we are all exhorted by him that had so well learned it himself.