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…

may be able to sustain and keep up his spirits, the natural spirit of a man, but much more then when this spirit is acted with grace▪ and holiness, and when it is filled with the strength of Jesus Christ, this is the way of a godly mans getting Contentment, the Mystery of it • it is by fetching in strength from Jesus Christ.

may be able to sustain and keep up his spirits, the naturall spirit of a man, but much more then when this spirit is acted with grace▪ and holinesse, and when it is fill'd with the strength of Jesus Christ, this is the way of a godly mans getting Contentment, the Mystery of it • it is by fetching in strength from Jesus Christ.

Twelfthly, Another Mystery, that there is in it, it is, That a godly heart, enjoys much of God in every thing it hath, and doth know how to make up all wants in God himself, that is another Mystery, he hath God in what he hath, that I spoke too somewhat before, in showing the dew of Gods blessing in what he hath, for God is able to let out a great deal of his power in little things, and therefore the miracles that God hath wrought, have been as much in little things as in great; now as God lets out a great deal▪ of his power in working miracles in smaller things, so he lets out a great deal of goodness and mercy▪ in comforting and rejoicing the hearts of his people in little things, as well as in great; there may be as much riches in a pearl as in a great deal of lumber; but now this is a distinct thing.

Twelfthly, Another Mystery, that there is in it, it is, That a godly heart, injoys much of God in every thing it hath, and doth know how to make up all wants in God himself, that is another Mysterie, he hath God in what he hath, that I spoke too somwhat before, in shewing the dew of Gods blessing in what he hath, for God is able to let out a great deal of his power in little things, and therefore the miracles that God hath wrought, have been as much in little things as in great; now as God lets out a great deal of his power in working miracles in smaler things, so he lets out a great deal of goodnesse and mercy in comforting and rejoycing the hearts of his people in little things, as well as in great; there may be as much riches in a pearl as in a great deal of lumber; but now this is a distinct thing.