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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.
Use. This is that we should lay our hands upon our hearts, and charge our souls for, and be ashamed for before the Lord: Never a one here but hath cause to lay his hand upon his heart and say, Oh that I, that have had so much experience of God, of his ways of helping and delivering me, out of six troubles and seven, and yet the Lord knows upon any new trouble I am to seek as much as ever, and in any hurly-burly in as great distemper of fear as ever; be ashamed of this before the Lord. It is true, Gods people may be so, and you are so, therefore be ashamed of it, and labour to prepare for such times; those that are troubled with fainting fits, use to carry their bottle of Aqua-vitae about with them; so you that have been disquieted in times of trouble, lay up somewhat that may help in those times. Though a candle light will serve to carry in a yard in calm weather, yet it must be a torch, a great light that must serve when the wind blows; so a little may serve now, but a great deal must be laid up for times of extremity.
Ʋse. This is that we should lay our hands upon our hearts, and charge our souls for, and be ashamed for before the Lord: Never a one here but hath cause to lay his hand upon his heart and say, Oh that I, that have had so much experience of God, of his waies of helping and delivering me, out of six troubles and seven, and yet the Lord knows upon any new trouble I am to seek as much as ever, and in any hurly-burly in as great distemper of fear as ever; be ashamed of this before the Lord. It is true, Gods people may be so, and you are so, therefore be ashamed of it, and labour to prepare for such times; those that are troubled with fainting fits, use to carry their bottle of Aqua-vitae about with them; so you that have been disquieted in times of trouble, lay up somewhat that may help in those times. Though a candle light will serve to carry in a yard in calme weather, yet it must be a torch, a great light that must serve when the wind blows; so a little may serve now, but a great deal must be laid up for times of extremity.
First, Lay up encouraging Promises.