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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.
But now a Christian that hath been in the School of Christ, and hath been instructed in the art of Contentment, when such a one hath an estate, he thinks, in that I have an estate above my brethren, in this consists the good of it to me, in that I have an opportunity to serve God the better, and I enjoy a great deal of Gods mercy to my Soul conveyed to me through the Creature, and hereby I am enabled to do a great deal of good, and therein I account the good of my estate. Now God hath taken this away from me, now if God will be pleased to make up the enjoyment of himself another way; that is, will call me to honour him by suffering, and if I may do God as much service now in my way of suffering, that is to show forth the Grace of his spirit in the way of my suffering as I did in the way of prosperity, I ⟨p. 81⟩have as much of God as I had before; if I may be led to God in my low condition, as much as I was in my prosperous condition, I have as much comfort and contentment as I had before.
But now a Christian that hath been in the School of Christ, and hath been instructed in the art of Contentment, when such a one hath an estate, he thinks, in that I have an estate above my brethren, in this consists the good of it to me, in that I have an opportunity to serve God the better, and I enjoy a great deal of Gods mercy to my Soule conveyed to me through the Creature, and hereby I am inabled to doe a great deal of good, and therein I account the good of my estate. Now God hath taken this away from me, now if God will be pleased to make up the enjoyment of himselfe another way; that is, will call me to honour him by suffering, and if I may doe God as much service now in my way of suffering, that is to shew forth the Grace of his spirit in the way of my suffering as I did in the way of prosperity, I ⟨p. 81⟩have as much of God as I had before; if I may be led to God in my low condition, as much as I was in my prosperous condition, I have as much comfort and contentment as I had before.
Ob. But you will say it is true if I could honour God in my low estate as much as in my prosperous estate then it were somewhat, but how can that be?