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The rare jewel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to…The rare jevvel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to…
The rare jewel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to two of the greatest congregations in England; viz. Stepney and Cripplegate, London.The rare jevvel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to two of the greatest congregations in England; viz. Stepney and Criplegate, London.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1648
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.
So that you see a Christian hath cause to take complacency in Gods hand, whatsoever his hand be.
The Eight thing in Contentment it is [In Gods dispose] Submitting to, and taking complacency in Gods dispose, that is, the soul that hath learned this lesson of Contentment, looks up to God in all things▪ looks not down to the instruments or the means, as such a man did it, and it was the unreasonableness of such and such instruments and the like barbarous usage of such and such; but looks up to God▪ a contented heart looks to Gods dispose: And submits to Gods dispose, that is, sees the wisdom of ⟨p. 20⟩God in all, in his submission sees his sovereignty, but that that makes him take complacency, it is Gods wisdom; the Lord knows how to order things better then I, the Lord sees further them: do, I see things but at present but the Lord sees a great while hence, and how do I know but had it not been for this affliction, I had been undone? I know that the love of God may as w•ll […] with an afflicted estate, as with a prosperous estate, and such kind of reasonings there are in a contented spirit, submitting unto the dispose of God.
The Eight thing in Contentment it is [In Gods dispose] Submitting to, and taking complacency in Gods dispose, that is, the soul that hath learned this lesson of Contentment, looks up to God in all things▪ looks not down to the instruments or the means, as such a man did it, and it was the unreasonablenesse of such and such instruments and the like barbarous usage of such and such; but looks up to God▪ a contented heart looks to Gods dispose: And submits to Gods dispose, that is, sees the wisdom of ⟨p. 20⟩God in all, in his submission sees his soveraignity, but that that makes him take conplacency, it is Gods wisdom; the Lord knows how to order things better then I, the Lord sees further thē: do, I see things but at present but the Lord sees a great whil hence, and how do I know but had it not been for this affliction, I had been undone? I know that the love of God may as wll with an afflicted estate, as with a prosperous estate, and such kind of reasonings there are in a contented spirit, submitting unto the dispose of God.