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…

And he said, these are •o find grace in thy sight: And Esau said I have enough, now in the 11. verse; there Jacob urges it still, and (saith Jacob) I beseech thee take it for I have enough; now in your books it is the same in English, I have enough saith Esau, and I ha•• enough saith Jacob, but in the hebrew Jacobs word is different from Esau, Jacobs word signifies (I have all thing•) and yet Jacob was p•o•e• •h•• Esau▪ Oh this should be a shame to us that an Esau should say I have enough, but now a Christian should say I have not only enough, but I have all, how had he all▪ Because he had God that was all; and it was a notable speech of one, He hath all things that hath him that hath all things, surely thou hast all things, because thou hast him for thy portion who hath all things, God hath ⟨p. 53⟩all things in himself, and thou hast God to be thine for thy portion, and in that thou hast all, and this is the Mystery of Contentment; It makes up all wants in God, this is that that the men of the world have little skill in.

And he said, these are •o find grace in thy sight: And Esau said I have enough, now in the 11. verse; there Jacob urgos it still, and (saith Jacob) I beseech thee take it for I have enough; now in your books it is the same in English, I have inough saith Esau, and I ha•• enough saith Jacob, but in the hebrew Jacobs word is different from Esau•, Jacobs word signifies (I have all thing•) and yet Jacob was p•o•e• •h Esau Oh this should be a shame to us that an Esau should say I have enough, but now a Christian should say I have not only enough, but I have all, how had he all Because he had God that was all; and it was a notable speech of one, He hath all things that hath him that hath all things, surely thou hast all things, because thou hast him for thy portion who hath all things, God hath