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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…
The rare jewel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to two of the greatest congregations in England; viz. Stepney and Cripplegate, London.The rare jevvel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to two of the greatest congregations in England; viz. Stepney and Criplegate, London.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1648
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Many think O if I had that that another man hath, how happily and comfortably should I live, Oh but if thou beest a Christian, whatsoever thy condition be, yet thou hast enough within thy self, you will say such and such men that have all things they need not be beholding to any body, you shall have many that will labour and take pains when they are young, that they might not be beholding to others, I love to live of my self; now a Christian may do so, not that he doth not live upon God; (I mean not so) but upon that that he hath of God within himself, that he can live upon, although he doth not enjoy the comforts that are without himself, that's it which I mean, and those that are godly and keep close to God in their Communion with him, they understand what I mean by this, that a Christian hath supply of all his wants within himself; and here you may see that the spirit of a Christian is a precious spirit, a godly spirit is precious, why? because it hath enough to make him happy within himself.
Many think O if I had that that another man hath, how happily and comfortably should I live, Oh but if thou beest a Christian, whatsoever thy condition be, yet thou hast enough within thy selfe, you will say such and such men that have all things they need not be beholding to any body, you shall have many that will labour and take pains when they are young, that they might not be beholding to others, I love to live of my selfe; now a Christian may do so, not that he doth not live upon God; (I mean not so) but upon that that he hath of God within himselfe, that he can live upon, although he doth not enjoy the comforts that are without himselfe, that's it which I mean, and those that are godly and keep close to God in their Communion with him, they understand what I mean by this, that a Christian hath supply of all his wants within himselfe; and here you may see that the spirit of a Christian is a precious spirit, a godly spirit is precious, why? because it hath enough to make him happy within himselfe.
The next thing that the Mystery of Contentment consists in is this, That a gracious heart fetches supply of all from the Covenant, and so comes to have Contentment, which is a dry thing to a carnal spirit: Now there are two things here.