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 those indeed that are in more honourable place then others, those that are under them think not of their burden that they are to carry upon their shoulders, when as others have means to ease them, and many times those that are employed in the Ministry, or Magistracy that sit at the stern to order the great affairs of the Common-wealth and State, you think they live bravely, they lye awake when you are asleep, if you knew the burden that lay upon their spirits, you would think that your labour and burden were very little in comparison of theirs▪

and those indeed that are in more honourable place then others, those that are under them think not of their burden that they are to cary upon their shoulders, when as others have means to ease them, and many times those that are imployed in the Ministery, or Majestracy that sit at the stern to order the great affairs of the Common-wealth and State, you think they live bravely, they lye awake when you are asleep, if you knew the burden that lay upon their spirits, you would think that your labour and burden were very little in comparison of theirs▪

2. There's another burden of danger more then the rest▪ and that you shall find in Numb. 4. 17. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying, Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathits from among the Levites, but thus do unto them that they may live and not die: When they approach unto the most holy things, Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden; but they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die: Mark this text, saith the Lord to Moses and Aaron, Cut ye not off the tribe of the family of the Kohathites from among the Levites, cut them not off why? what had they done? had they done any thing amiss? no they had not done any thing that provoked God, but the meaning is this; take a great care of the family of the Kohathites to instruct them in their duty that they were to do, for (saith God) they are in a great deal of danger, being to serve in the most holy things, if they should go in to see the holy things more then God would have them it's as much as their lives are worth, and therefore if you should but neglect them, and not inform them thoroughly in their duty they would be undone: (saith God) they are to administer in the most holy things, and if they should but dare to presume to do any thing otherwise then God would have them about those services it would cost them their lives, and