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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.
Oh how far art thou then that hast a murmuring heart, from serving the Lord with joyfulness?
Oh how far art thou then that hast a murmuring heart, from serving the Lord with joyfulnesse?
The Eleventh evil of discontent and murmuring is this. There is much of the spirit of Satan in a murmuring spirit. The Devil is the most discontented creature that is in the world: He is the proudest creature that is, and the discontentedst creature; and the most dejected creature. Now therefore so much discontentment as thou hast, so much of the spirit of Satan thou hast. It was the unclean spirit that went up and down and found no rest; so when a man or woman's spirit hath no rest, it is a sign that it hath much of the unclean spirit, of the spirit of Satan, and thou shouldest think this with thy self, Oh Lord what have I the spirit of Satan upon me? It is Satan that is the most discontented spirit that is, and Oh! how much of his spirit have I upon me that can find no rest at all?
The Eleventh evill of discontent and murmuring is this. There is much of the spirit of Satan in a murmuring spirit. The Devill is the most discontented creature that is in the world: He is the proudest creature that is, and the discontentedst creature; and the most dejected creature. Now therefore so much discontentment as thou hast, so much of the spirit of Satan thou hast. It was the unclean spirit that went up and down and found no rest; so when a man or womans spirit hath no rest, it is a sign that it hath much of the unclean spirit, of the spirit of Satan, and thou shouldest think this with thy selfe, Oh Lord what have I the spirit of Satan upon me? It is Satan that is the most discontented spirit that is, and Oh! how much of his spirit have I upon me that can find no rest at all?