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 a great many Godly men you find have been worse for their prosperity, scarce one Godly man that you read in scripture of but was worse for prosperity (except Daniel and Nehemiah, I do not read of any hurt they got by their prosperity that they had) scarce (I think) is any one example of any Godly man, but was rather worse for his prosperity then better; so that you see it's no such strange thing, neither to one that is gracious that they shall get good by their affliction, Luther hath such an expression in his comment upon the 5 Chap. of the Galatians, in the 17 verse in his comment upon that place saith he, A christian becometh a mighty worker and a wonderful creator, that is (saith he) to create out of heaviness, joy, out of terror comfort, out of sin righteousness, and out of death life, and brings light out of darkness. It was Gods prerogative and great power, his creating power to command the light to▪ shine out of darkness, now a Christian is partaker of the divine nature so the scripture saith; grace it is part of the divine nature, and being part of the divine nature it hath an impression of Gods Omnipotent ⟨p. 35⟩power, that is, to create light out of darkness, to bring good out of evil, now by this way a Christian comes to be content. God hath given a Christian such a virtue, as can turn affliction into mercies, can turn darkness into light, if a man had the power that Christ had when the water pots were filled, he could by a word turn the water into wine, if you that have nothing but water to drink yet if you had a power to turn it into wine then you may be contented: Certainly a Christian hath received this power from God, to work thus miraculously; It is the nature of grace to turn water into wine, that is, to turn the water of your affliction, into the wine of heavenly consolation. If you understand this in a carnal way, I know it will be ridiculous for a Minister to speak thus before you, and many carnal people are ready to make such expressions as these to be ridiculous, understanding them in a carnal way: Just as Nicodemus in the third of John, what can a man be borne when he is old, can he enter the second time into his mothers womb and be borne?

but a great many Godly men you find have been worse for their prosperity, scarce one Godly man that you read in scripture of but was worse for prosperity (except Daniell and Nehemiah, I doe not read of any hurt they got by their prosperity that they had) scarce (I thinke) is any one example of any Godly man, but was rather worse for his prosperitie then better; so that you see it's no such strange thing, neither to one that is gracious that they shall get good by their affliction, Luther hath such an expression in his comment upon the 5 Chap. of the Galatians, in the 17 verse in his comment upon that place saith he, A christian becometh a mighty worker and a wonderfull creator, that is (saith he) to create out of heavinesse, joy, out of terrour comfort, out of sin righteousnesse, and out of death life, and brings light out of darkenesse. It was Gods prerogative and great power, his creating power to comand the light to shine out of darkenesse, now a Chriian is partaker of the divine nature so the scripture saith; grace it is part of the divine nature, and being part of the divine nature it hath an impression of Gods Omnipotent