A30598:494
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 11 › Direction 5: The Fifth Direction.
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The Fifth Direction.
A fifth rule is this, Exercise much faith, that is the way for contentedness. After thou hast done with all considerations that reason may suggest to thee, if thou findest that these do not do it, Oh then call for grace of faith, a man may go very far with the use of reason alone to help him to contentment, but when reason is at a non-plus then set faith a work. It was a speech of the reverend Divine master Perkins that God made so instrumental in his time, the life of faith (saith he) it is a true life indeed, the only life. Exercise faith not only in that promise that all shall work together for good to them that fear God, but likewise exercise faith in God himself, as well as in his word, in the Attributes of God. It was a speech of Socrates a Heathen, (saith he) since God is so careful for you, what need you be careful for any thing your selves? It was a strange speech of a Heathen.
A fift rule is this, Exercise much faith, that is the way for contentedness. After thou hast done with all considerations that reason may suggest to thee, if thou findest that these do not do it, Oh then call for grace of faith, a man may go very far with the use of reason alone to help him to contentment, but when reason is at a non-plus then set faith a work. It was a speech of the reverend Divine master Perkins that God made so instrumental in his time, the life of faith (saith he) it is a true life indeed, the only life. Exercise faith not only in that promise that all shall work together for good to them that fear God, but likewise exercise faith in God himself, as well as in his word, in the Attributes of God. It was a speech of Socrates a Heathen, (saith he) since God is so careful for you, what need you be careful for any thing your selves? It was a strange speech of a Heathen.