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…

5 There's a great deal of folly in discontentedness, for it makes our affliction a great deal worse then otherwise it would be; It no way removes our affliction, nay while they do continue they are a great deal the worse & heavier, for a discontented heart is a proud heart, and a proud heart will not pull down his sails when there comes a tempest and storm: If a mariner when a tempest and storm comes should be froward and would not pull down his sails, but is discontented with the storm, is his condition the better because he is discontented and will not pull down his sails? Will this help him? Just so is it for all the world with a discontented heart, a discontented heart is a proud heart, and he out of his pride is troubled with his affliction, and is not contented with Gods dispose, and so he will not pull down his spirit at all, and make it to bow to God in this condition in which God hath brought him, now is his condition the better because he will not pull down his spirit? no certainly abundantly worse, a thousand to one but the tempest and storm overwhelms his soul; and thus you see what a great deal of folly there is in the sin of discontentment.

5 Ther's a great deal of folly in discontentedness, for it makes our affliction a great deal worse then otherwise it would be; It no way removes our affliction, nay while they do continue they are a great deal the worse & heavier, for a discōtented heart is a proud heart, and a proud heart will not pull downe his sails when there comes a tempest and storme: If a marriner when a tempest and storme comes should be froward and would not pull down his sails, but is discontented with the storm, is his condition the better because he is discontented and will not pull down his sails? Will this help him? Just so is it for all the world with a discontented heart, a discontented heart is a proud heart, and he out of his pride is troubled with his affliction, and is not contented with Gods dispose, and so hee will not pull down his spirit at all, and make it to bow to God in this condition in which God hath brought him, now is his condition the better because he will not pull down his spirit? no certainly abundantly worse, a thousand to one but the tempest and storm overwhelms his soul; and thus you see what a great deale of folly there is in the sinne of discontentment.