A65276:266
The Art of Divine Contentment
Autarkeia, or, The art of divine contentment by Thomas Watson.
London: printed by T.M. for Ralph Smith, 1654
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1. It prevents many sins. Where there wants Contentment, there wants no sin; discontentedness with our condition, is a sin that doth not go alone, but is like the first link of the chain, which draws all the other links along with it. In particular, there are two sins which ⟨p. 131⟩Contentation prevents.
1. It prevents many sinnes. Where there wants Contentment, there wants no sin; discontentednesse with our condition, is a sin that doth not go alone, but is like the first link of the chaine, which drawes all the other linkes along with it. In particular, there are two sins which ⟨p. 131⟩Contentatation prevents.
1. Impatience. Discontent and Impatience are two Twins; This evil is of the Lord, why should I wait any longer*? As if God were so tied that he must give us the mercy just when we desire. Impatience is no small sin, as will appear, if you consider whence it ariseth; As,
1. Impatience. Discontent and Impatience are two Twins; This evil is of the Lord, why should I wait any longer*? As if God were so tied that he must give us the mercy just when we desire. Impatience is no smal sin, as wil appear, if you consider whence it ariseth; As,