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…

That's the next then, a Christian heart hath not only Contentment in God, and certainly he that hath God must have all, he that hath him that hath all he hath all; But he is able to make up all his outward wants of creature comforts from what he finds in himself. That may seem to be more strange, It's true perhaps we may convince men though they do not feel by experience what it is to make up all in God, yet we may convince them that if we have him that hath all things then they have all, for there is such a fullness in God, he being the infinite first being of all things that may make up all their wants. ⟨p. 58⟩But here's another thing that's further, I say a godly man can make up whatsoever he wants without the creature, he can make it up in himself, in the 14. of the Prov. 14. A good man is satisfied in himself▪ as now, If he wants outward comforts, good cheer, feasting, a good conscience is a continual feast, he can make up the want of a feast by that peace he hath in his own conscience; if he wants melody abroad, he hath a bird within him that sings the most melodious songs that are in the world? and the most delightful. And then doth he want honour, he hath his own conscience witnessing for him, that is as a thousand witnesses, the Scripture saith in the 17. of Luke, v. 21. Neither shall they say lo here, or lo there, for behold the Kingdom of God is within you; a Christian then whatsoever he wants he can make it up, for he hath a Kingdom in himself, the Kingdom of God is within you. If one that is a King should meet with a great deal of trouble when he is abroad, yet he Contents himself with this, I have a Kingdom of mine own; now here it's said the Kingdom of God is within a man;

That's the next then, a Christian heart hath not only Contentment in God, and certainly he that hath God must have all, he that hath him that hath all he hath all; But he is able to make up all his outward wants of creature comforts from what he finds in himselfe. That may seem to be more strange, It's true perhaps we may convince men though they doe not feel by experience what it is to make up all in God, yet we may convince them that if we have him that hath all things thē they have all, for there is such a fulnesse in God, he being the infinite first being of all things that may make up all their wants.