A30598:579
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.
Rea. Hereby we sanctify Gods Name; Fear ye not their fear, but sanctify God in your hearts (saith the text.) You sanctify not God else: I suppose many of you would be loth to be guilty of swearing, and taking Gods Name in vain in that kind, but by ⟨p. 325⟩your distracting thoughts, and unbeseeming carriage in times of danger, you take Gods Name in vain, you break the third Commandment.
Rea. Hereby we sanctifie Gods Name; Fear ye not their fear, but sanctifie God in your hearts (saith the text.) You sanctifie not God else: I suppose many of you would be loth to be guilty of swearing, and taking Gods Name in vain in that kind, but by ⟨p. 325⟩your distracting thoughts, and unbeseeming carriage in times of danger, you take Gods Name in vain, you break the third Commandement.
2. Rea. This shows the beauty and excellency of Faith, as David said, Thou shalt see what thy servant can do: So now, there is a great deal of talk of faith in the world, let us see now what it can do; the truth of love is, when I can love God for himself without his gifts; so when I can believe in God without experience, I show the excellency of my faith, when I can trust in God merely upon his word; as I love God merely for himself, when my faith takes Gods single bond without any security, that is the excellency of Faith; when I would have outward helps and assurances, there I call for sureties: So Christians when they must needs have outward helps, and former experiences, they call to God for sureties, as if they would not trust God upon his simple bond; that's the excellency of faith to trust God upon his single bond.
2. Rea. This shews the beauty and excellency of Faith, as David said, Thou shalt see what thy servant can do: So now, there is a great deal of talk of faith in the world, let us see now what it can do; the truth of love is, when I can love God for himself without his gifts; so when I can beleeve in God without experience, I shew the excellency of my faith, when I can trust in God meerly upon his word; as I love God meerly for himself, when my faith taks Gods single bond without any security, that is the excellency of Faith; when I would have outward helps and assurances, there I call for sureties: So Christians when they must needs have outward helps, and former experiences, they call to God for sureties, as if they would not trust God upon his simple bond; that's the excellency of faith to trust God upon his single bond.