A30598:569
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.
(as many times, we must needs gratify distempered spirits, when they cry out of the greatness of their straights) yet is there no comfort for them to stay them? yes, Isa. 64.4. It was never known since the beginning of the world, what God hath laid up for them that wait for him: Do but wait for him, and there was never such mercy shown in the world, as God hath laid up for thee; so that come let us grant it, that there was never the like of that affliction that thou art under, yet there is reason enough for thee to wait, and look for the salvation of God, in such a way, in such a condition.
(as many times, we must needs gratifie distemper'd spirits, when they cry out of the greatness of their straights) yet is there no comfort for them to stay them? yes, Isa. 64.4. It was never known since the beginning of the world, what God hath laid up for them that wait for him: Do but wait for him, and there was never such mercy shown in the world, as God hath laid up for thee; so that come let us grant it, that there was never the like of that affliction that thou art under, yet there is reason enough for thee to wait, and look for the salvation of God, in such a way, in such a condition.
I shall give some reasons of that part of the doctrine, that we are to stand still, and be quiet: for by our standing still, and our quieting our hearts in our straights,
1. Reas, We are fit to look to the Wisdom, Faithfulness, and Power of God; we are not able to see Gods Wisdom, Faithfulness, and Power, nor to make use of it, except we get our spirits to be quiet: first get them quiet, and then we can look up to God,