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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.
SERMON VI 9 Lesson, The right knowledge of Gods providence 94
Wherein four things 1 The universality of it ibid 2 The efficacy of it 95 3 The variety of it ibid 4 Gods particular dealing with his people 97
In three things 1 They are ordinarily in affliction 98 2 When he intends them greatest ⟨image 7⟩mercies he brings them lowest ibid 3 He works by contraries Page 99 The excellency of Contentment 1 Excellency, By it we give God his due worship 101 2 Excel. In it there is much exercise of grace 103 1 There is much strength of grace ibid 2 There is much beauty of grace 104 3 Excel. The soul is fitted to receive mercy 106 4 Excel. It is fitted to do service 107 5 Excel. Contentment delivers from temptation 108 6 Excel. It brings abundance of comfort 110 7 Excel. It fetcheth in that that we possess not 111 In 4 particulars 131
In three things 1 They are ordinarily in affliction 98 2 When he intends them greatest ⟨image 7⟩mercies he brings them lowesi ibid 3 He works by contraries Page 99 The excellency of Contentment 1 Excellency, By it we give God his due worship 101 2 Excel. In it there is much exercise of grace 103 1 There is much strength of grace ibid 2 There is much beuty of grace 104 3 Excel. The soul is fitted to receive mercy 106 4 Excel. It is fitted to do service 107 5 Excel. Contententment delivers from temptation 108 6 Excel. It brings abundance of comfort 110 7 Excel. It fetcheth in that that we possess not 111 In 4 particulars 131