A30598:407
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
THE RARE JEWEL OF CHRISTIAN Contentment. › Sermon 10 › Part 6: The Sixth Plea.
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The Sixth Plea.
Oh! but it is very great, mine affliction it is exceeding great saith one, and how ever you say, we must be contented, it's true, you may say so that feel not such great afflictions, but if you felt my affliction that I feel you would think it hard to bear and be content.
To that I answer, Let it be as great an affliction as it will, it •• not so great as thy sin, He hath punished thee less than thy sins.
To that I answer, Let it be as great an affliction as it will, it •• not so great as thy sin, He hath punished thee lesse than thy sins.
Secondly, It might have bin a great deal more, thou mightest have bin in Hell: And it is (as I remember) Bernards speech, (saith he) It is an easier matter to be oppressed than perish. Thou mightest have been in Hell, and therefore the greatness of the thing should not make thee murmur, grant it be great.
Secondly, It might have bin a great deal more, thou mightest have bin in Hell: And it is (as I remember) Bernards speech, (saith he) It is an easier matter to be opprest than perish. Thou mightest have been in Hell, and therefore the greatness of the thing should not make thee murmur, grant it be great.