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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 eight evil that there is in murmuring and discontent is this, There is a great deal of folly, extreme folly in a discontented heart, it's a foolish sin. I shall open the folly of it in many particulars.
The eight evill that there is in murmuring and discontent is this, There is a great deal of folly, extream folly in a discontented heart, it's a foolish sin. I shall open the folly of it in many particulars.
1. It takes away the present comfort of what you have, because you have not somewhat that you would have. What a foolish thing is this that because I have not what I would have, I will not enjoy the comfort of what I have: Do not you account this folly in your children, you give them some victuals and they are not contented, perhaps (they say) it's not enough, they cry for more, and if you do not presently give them more they will throw away that they have, and though you account that folly in your children, yet you deal thus with God, God gives you many mercies, but you see others have more mercies ⟨p. 139⟩then you and therefore you cry for more; I but God gives you not what you would have and upon that you throw away what you have, is not this folly in your hearts? It is unthankfulness.
1. It takes away the present comfort of what you have, because you have not somwhat that you would have. What a foolish thing is this that because I have not what I would have, I will not injoy the comfort of what I have: Doe not you account this folly in your children, you give them some victuals and they are not contented, perhaps (they say) it's not enough, they cry for more, and if you doe not presently give them more they will throw away that they have, and though you account that folly in your children, yet you deal thus with God, God gives you many mercies, but you see others have more mercies ⟨p. 139⟩then you and therefore you cry for more; I but God gives you not what you would have and upon that you throw away what you have, is not this folly in your hearts? It is unthankfullnesse.