A30598:303
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is showed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs.The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is shewed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1649
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.
5 The relation that thou standest in to the Spirit of God, thou art the Temple of the holy Ghost, the holy Ghost is thy Comforter, it is he that is appointed to convey all comfort from the Father and the Son, to the Souls of his people. And art thou the Temple of the holy Ghost, and doth he dwell in thee, and yet for all that thou murmur for every little matter.
6 The relation that thou standest in to the Angels, thou art made one body with them: for so Christ hath joined principalities and powers with his Church, they are Ministering Spirits for good to his people, to supply what they need, and thou, and they are joined together, and Christ is the head of you and Angels.
6 The relation that thou standest in to the Angels, thou art made one body with them: for so Christ hath joyned principalities and powers with his Church, they are Ministring Spirits for good to his people, to supply what they need, and thou, and they are joyned together, and Christ is the head of you and Angels.
7 The relation that you stand in to the Saints, you are of the same body with them, they and you make up but one mystical body ⟨p. 128⟩with Jesus Christ, and if they be happy you must needs be happy; Oh how beneath a Christian is a murmuring Spirit if he considers his relations in which he stands.