A30598:323
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.
Obj. But I do not know if I should die what should become of my children: Or if I have bread now I know not where I shall have it the next week, or where I shall have provision for the winter.
Answ. Where did Christ teach us to pray, Lord give us provision for so long a time; no, but if we have bread for this day Christ would have us content: Therefore when we murmur because we have not so much variety as others have, we do (as it were) forget our Pater-noster; It's against our prayers, we do not in our lives hold forth the acknowledgement of the Sovereignty of God over us as we seem to acknowledge in our prayers; therefore when at any time you find your hearts murmuring then do but reflect upon your selves and think thus, is this according to my prayers, wherein I held forth the Sovereign Power and Authority that God had over me?
Answ. Where did Christ teach us to pray, Lord give us provision for so long a time; no, but if we have bread for this day Christ would have us content: Therefore when we murmur because we have not so much variety as others have, we do (as it were) forget our Pater-noster; It's against our prayers, we do not in our lives hold forth the acknowledgement of the Sovereignity of God over us as we seem to acknowledg in our prayers; therefore when at any time you find your hearts murmuring then do but reflect upon your selves and think thus, is this according to my prayers, wherein I held forth the Sovereign Power and Authority that God had over me?
The Seventh thing that I add for the evil of discontentment, is, The woeful effects that comes to a discontented heart from murmuring, I'll name you five, there are five evil effects that comes from a murmuring spirit.
The Seventh thing that I adde for the evil of discontentment, is, The wofull effects that comes to a discontented heart from murmuring, I'le name you five, there are five evil effects that comes from a murmuring spirit.