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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.
The Third thing in the excellency of Contentment is this, By Contentment the soul is fitted to receive mercy, and to do service, Isle put those two together, Contentment makes the •oul fit to receive mercy, and to do service; no man or woman in the world is so fit for to receive the Grace of God▪ and to do the work of God as those that have contented spirits.
The Third thing in the excellency of Contentment is this, By Contentment the soul is fitted to receive mercy, and to do service, Ile put those two together, Contentment makes the •oul fit to receive mercy, and to do service; no man or woman in the world is so fit for to receive the Grace of God▪ and to do the work of God as those that have contented spirits.
1▪ Th•se are fitted to receive mercy from the Lord that are contented▪ As now if you would have a• vessel to take in any liquor, you must hold the vessel still, if the vessel stir and shake up and down you cannot pour in any thing; but you will bid hold still that you may pour it in and not loose any; so if we would be the vessels to receive Gods mercy, and would have the Lord pour in his mercy to us, we must have quiet still hearts, we must not have hearts hurrying up and down in trouble discontent and vexing; but we must have still and quiet hearts if we would receive mercy from the Lord: If a child throws and flings up and down for a thing▪ you will not give in him then when he cries so, but first you will have the child quiet, though perhaps you do intend the child shall have the thing he cries for, but you will not give it him till he is quiet and comes and stands still before you and is contented without it and then you will give it him▪ and truly so doth the Lord deal with us, (for our dealings with him are just as your froward children's are with you) as soon as you would have a thing from God if you have it not you are disquieted presently and all in an uproar (as it were)