The Art of Divine Contentment

Name: The Art of Divine Contentment
Author: Thomas Watson

Autarkeia, or, The art of divine contentment by Thomas Watson.

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed by T.M. for Ralph Smith, 1654

[13], 280, [6] p. · 44k words · Wing W1102 · ESTC R23954

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THE ART OF DIVINE CONTENTMENT. › Chapter 10 › Section 3

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Answ. 'Tis sad to have the living and the dead tied together; yet, let not your heart fret with discontent; mourn for his sin, but do not murmur. For

Answ. 'Tis sad to have the living and the dead tied together; yet, let not your heart fret with discontent; mourne for his sinne, but doe not murmur. For

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1. God hath placed you in your relation,¹ and you cannot be discontented, but you quarrel with God. What? for every cross that befalls us, shall we call the infinite wisdom of God in question? O the blasphemy of our hearts!

1. God hath placed you in your relation,¹ and you cannot be discontented, but you quarrell with God. What? for every crosse that befalls us, shall we call the infinite wisdome of God in question? O the blasphemy of our hearts!

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2. God can make you a gainer by your husbands sin;¹ perhaps you had never been so good, if he had not been so bad. The fire burns hottest in the coldest climate; God often by a divine Antiper•stasis turns the sins of others to our good^*, and makes their maladies our medicines. The more profane the

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The Art of Divine Contentment

SECT. IV.

The fourth Apology Answered.

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SECT. IV.

The fourth Apology Answered.