A30598:542
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 SAINTS DUTY IN TIMES OF EXTREMITY.THE SAINTS DVTY IN TIMES OF EXTREMITY.
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.
no, it is rather through the weakness of his spirit, because the other is a certain great pain and hazard, and while he goes on in the use of ordinary means, he hath a lesser pain, with hope that he may be delivered from a greater, and preserved himself. So this is the Objection against flying in particular danger, because the flying is a certain great suffering, they that have fled, have found it so: now others will rather satisfy themselves to endure a little uncertain suffering, than to go upon a certain great suffering; and that is the very ground. But that this is not against Faith at all, to fly in danger, when it is particularly ⟨p. 310⟩aimed at particulars, I'll give you but a Scripture or two for that to clear it, that it is not against Faith, It is remarkable (we might spend a great deal of our time in this case here, but I have done with it) in the 10. of Matthew, When they persecute you (saith Christ) in this City, fly into another: he speaks of particular persecution of this or that body, and not of a whole Kingdom: now flee (say they!) we will be more believing, and trust in God, and not be afraid, have we not a good cause, and is not God with us? this would argue too much fear; Mark, in the next words Christ speaks after he had given them liberty, and commanded them to fly; (saith he) fear them not therefore (though it is the next thing he speaks of in the 28. verse) and fear not them that can kill the body: you see these two can well stand together, that there is not fear of them that can kill the body, and yet there is a flying; and so Christ himself flies in the 12. of Matthew, when he did but hear what Herod did to John, when Jesus knew it (that was when the Pharisees sought him, when he knew it) he did withdraw himself, in the 12, and 13. verses, And when Jesus heard of it, be departed thence, &c. When he heard but what was done to John, Christ withdrew himself and went away: Therefore it may stand with faith, so to avoid danger in particular Cases: But now when persecution is general, we are to stand still and not avoid our station.
no, it is rather through the weaknesse of his spirit, because the other is a certain great pain and hazard, and while he goes on in the use of ordinary means, he hath a lesser pain, with hope that he may be delivered from a greater, and preserved himself. So this is the Objection against flying in particular danger, because the flying is a certain great suffering, they that have fled, have found it so: now others will rather satisfie themselves to endure a little uncertain suffering, than to go upon a certain great suffering; and that is the very ground. But that this is not against Faith at all, to fly in danger, when it is particularly