The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Mark, here lies the Mystery of it, A little in the world will Content a Christian for his passage, but all the world and ten thousand times more will not Content a Christian for his portion: Now a carnal heart will be Content with these things of the world for his portion; and there is the difference between a Carnal heart and a Gracious heart: But saith a gracious heart, Lord do with me what thou wilt for my passage through this world, I will be content with that, but I cannot be content with all the world for my portion: so there is the mystery of true Contentation. A contented man though he be most contented with the least things in the world; yet he is the most unsatisfied man that lives in the world. That Soul that is capable of God, can be filled with nothing else but God; nothing but God can fill a soul that is capable of God: though a gracious heart knows that it is capable of God, and was made for God; Carnal hearts think of no reference to God, but a gracious heart being enlarged to be capable of God, and enjoying somewhat of him, nothing in the world can fill a gracious heart, it must be only God himself; and therefore you shall observe, That let God give what he will to a gracious heart, a heart that is godly, except he gives Himself, it will not do; a godly heart will not only have the mercy, but the God of that mercy as well as its self, and then a little matter is enough in the world, so be it he hath the God of that mercy he doth enjoy; In Phil. 4.7.9. I shall need go no further to show a notable Scripture for this, Compare vers. 7. with vers. 9. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. The peace of God shall keep your hearts. Then in vers. 9. Those things which ye have both learned and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you, The peace of God shall keep you, and the God of peace shall be with you. This is that that I would observe from this Text, That the peace of God is not enough to a gracious heart except it may have the God of that peace. A carnal heart could be satisfied if he might but have outward peace, though it be not the peace of God; peace in the State and his trading would satisfy him: But mark how a Godly heart goes beyond a Carnal, all outward peace is not enough, but I must have the peace ⟨p. 29⟩of God:

Marke, here lies the Mystery of it, A little in the world will Content a Christian for his passage, but all the world and ten thousand times more will not Content a Christian for his portion: Now a carnal heart will be Content with these things of the world for his portion; and there is the differnce between a Carnal heart and a Gracious heart: But saith a gracious heart, Lord do with me what thou wilt for my passage through this world, I will be content with that, but I cannot be content with all the world for my portion: so there is the mystery of true Contentation. A contented man though he be most contented with the least things in the world; yet he is the most unsatisfied man that lives in the world. That Soul that is capable of God, can be filled with nothing else but God; nothing but God can fill a soul that is capable of God: though a gracious heart knows that it is capable of God, and was made for God; Carnal hearts think of no reference to God, but a gracious heart being inlarged to be capable of God, and injoying somewhat of him, nothing in the world can fill a gracious heart, it must be only God himself; and therefore you shall observe, That let God give what he will to a gracious heart, a heart that is godly, except he gives Himself, it will not do; a godly heart will not only have the mercy, but the God of that mercy as well as its self, and then a little matter is enough in the world, so be it he hath the God of that mercy he doth injoy; In