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…

A fifth aggravation of the sin of murmuring is this, When men and women murmur and are discontented and impatient when they have the things that they were discontented for the want of before they had them. So it is sometimes with children, they will cry for such a thing, and when you give it them then throw it away, they are as much discontented as they were before. So it was with the people of Israel, nothing would quiet them but they must have a King, Samuel persuaded them to the contrary, and told them what kind of King they should have; and when they had a King, in Hos. 10. 3. What shall a King do to us? they were not contented when they had one. So Rachel she must have children or else she died, and when she had a little trouble she was discontented too,; so that we are neither well full nor fasting (as we use to say)

A fift aggravation of the sin of murmuring is this, When men and women murmur and are discontented and impatient when they have the things that they were discontented for the want of before they had them. So it is sometimes with children, they will cry for such a thing, and when you give it them then throw it away, they are as much discontented as they were before. So it was with the people of Israel, nothing would quiet them but they must have a King, Samuel perswaded them to the contrary, and told them what kind of King they should have; and when they had a King, in Hos. 10. 3. What shall a King do to us? they were not contented when they had one. So Rachel shee must have children or else shee died, and when shee had a little trouble shee was discontented too,; so that we are neither well full nor fasting (as we use to say)

The sixth aggravation of the sin of murmuring is this, For those men and women to be discontent and murmur that God hath raised from mean and low estates and conditions, This is a very great aggravation if thou be discontent now: There was a time when thou wert low enough, and perhaps when thou wert so low then thou diddest say, oh if God would deliver me from such an affliction, or give me but a little more in my estate I should think my self in a good condition: but if God by his providence doth raise thee, thou art as greedy of more still as thou wert before, and as much discontented as thou wert before: this is an evil thing for people that had mean breeding, and poor beginnings for them to be so nice, and dainty that nothing can please them, whereas there was a time not long since that they were low and mean enough; but it is very ordinary for those that are raised from a low and mean condition to be the more nice and dainty, and more proud when they are raised then others that are of better breeding: It's to much for a child to be discontented in his fathers house, but if a man hath taken a poor beggar boy, if you had taken such a one into your house that lay begging at your door, and set him at your own table,