A30598:362
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.
It's true, many Ministers of God they meet with hard things that might discourage them, and trouble and grieve their spirits, but now this consideration that God is pleased to employ them in such a service near to himself, that though they cannot do good to themselves, yet they may do good to others, this should quiet them. And yet in the 10. verse, And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy Brethren the Sons of Levi with thee, and seek ye the Priest-hood also? have not you enough already? but still you are discontented with what you have and must have more, seek ye yet more? Seek ye the Priest-hood also? for which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: And what is Aaron that ye murmur against him? what hath God given you such things, and yet will you be murmuring, because you ⟨p. 155⟩cannot have more? Me thinks that this place should keep Ministers from murmuring, though they should meet with never such afflictions and crosses, and unkind dealings from men, yet still they should go on with hearts quieted and comforted in the work that God hath set them about, and labour to countervail all their Afflictions by being more abundant in the work of the Lord. That is the first text of Scripture that shows how the mercies we enjoy are Aggravations to the sin of murmuring.
It's true, many Ministers of God they meet with hard things that might discourage them, and trouble and grieve their spirits, but now this consideration that God is pleased to imploy them in such a service neer to himself, that though they cannot do good to themselves, yet they may do good to others, this should quiet them. And yet in the 10. verse, And he hath brought thee neer to him, and all thy Brethren the Sons of Levi with thee, and seek ye the Priest-hood also? have not you enough already? but still you are discontented with what you have and must have more, seek ye yet more? Seek ye the Priest-hood also? for which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: And what is Aaron that ye murmur against him? what hath God given you such things, and yet will you be murmuring, because you ⟨p. 155⟩cannot have more? Me thinks that this place should keep Ministers from murmuring, though they should meet with never such afflictions and crosses, and unkind dealings from men, yet still they should go on with hearts quieted and comforted in the work that God hath set them about, and labour to countervaile all their Afflictions by being more abundant in the work of the Lord. That is the first text of Scripture that shews how the mercies we enjoy are Aggravations to the sin of murmuring.