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…

But suppose you have the peace of God, Will not that quiet you? No, I must have the God of peace, as the peace of God so the God of peace, that is, I must enjoy that God that gives me the peace, I must have the cause as well as the effect; I must see from whence my peace comes, and enjoy the fountain of my peace, as well as the stream of my peace; and so in other mercies, have I health from God, I must have the God of my health to be my portion, or else I am not satisfied: It is not life, but the God of my life; it is not riches, but the God of those riches that I must have, the God of my preservation, as well as my preservation; a gracious heart is not satisfied without this, To have the God of the mercy, as well as the mercy. In Psal. 73. 25. Whom have I in heaven but thee, and there is none upon the earth that I desire besides thee. It is nothing in heaven or earth, can satisfy me, but thy self; if God give thee not only earth but heaven, that thou shouldest rule over sun, moon, and stars, & have the rule over the highest of the sons of men, it would not be enough to satisfy thee, except thou haddest God himself; There lies the first mystery of Contentment & truly a contented man, though he be the most contented man in the world, yet he is the most unsatisfied man in the world, that is, Those things that will satisfy the world, will not satisfy him.

But suppose you have the peace of God, Will not that quiet you? No, I must have the God of peace, as the peace of God so the God of peace, that is, I must injoy that God that gives me the peace, I must have the cause as well as the effect; I must see from whence my peace comes, and injoy the fountain of my peace, as well as the stream of my peace; and so in other mercies, have I health from God, I must have the God of my health to be my portion, or else I am not satisfied: It is not life, but the God of my life; it is not riches, but the God of those riches that I must have, the God of my preservation, as well as my preservation; a gracious heart is not satisfied without this, To have the God of the mercy, as well as the mercy. In Psal. 73. 25. Whom have I in heaven but thee, and there is none upon the earth that I desiere besides thee. It is nothing in heaven or earth, can satisfie me, but thy self; if God give thee not only earth but heaven, that thou shouldest rule over sun, moon, and stars, & have the rule over the highest of the sons of men, it would not be enough to satisfie thee, except thou hadest God himself; There lies the first mystery of Contentment & truly a contented man, though he be the most contented man in the world, yet he is the most unsatisfied man in the world, that is, Those things that will satisfie the world, will not satisfie him.