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 tenth aggravation of the sin of murmuring and discontent is this, The more palpable nnd remarkable the band of God appears to bring about an affliction, the greater is the sin of murmuring and discontent under an affliction. It's a great evil any time to murmur and be discontent, but though it be a sin, when I see but an ordinary providence working for me not to submit to that, but when I see an extraordinary providence working that's a greater sin, that is, when I see the Lord in some remarkable way working about such an affliction beyond what any could have thought of, shall I resist such a remarkable hand of God, shall I stand out against God when I see God doth express his will in such a remarkable manner, that he would have me to be in such a condition? Indeed before we see the will of God apparent we may desire to avoid an affliction, and may use means for it, but now when we see God expressing his will from heaven in a manner beyond ordinary, and more remarkably, then certainly it is fit for us to fall down and submit to him, and not to oppose when God comes with a mighty stream against us, it is our best way to fall down before him and not to resist, for as it is an argument of a mans disobedience, when there is not only ⟨p. 163⟩a command against a sin but when God reveals his command in a terrible way, the more solemn the Command of God is, the greater is the sin in breaking that command, so the more remarkable the hand of God is in bringing an Affliction upon us, the greater is the sin for us to murmur and be discontented. Then God expects that we should fall down when he (as it were) speaks from heaven to thee by name and saith, well, I will have this spirit of thine down, do not you see that my hand is stretched out, my eyes are upon you, my thoughts are upon you, and I must have that proud spirit of thine down? Oh then it is fit for the Creature to yield and submit unto him. When you speak in an ordinary manner to your servants, or children, you expect they should regard what you say, but when you make them stand still by you and you speak to them in a more solemn way, then if they should dis-regard what you say, you are very impatient▪ So certainly God cannot take it well, when ever he doth appear from heaven in such a remarkable way to bring an Affliction, if then we do not submit to him.

A tenth aggravation of the sin of murmuring and discontent is this, The more palpable nnd remarkable the band of God appears to bring about an affliction, the greater is the sin of murmuring and discontent under an affliction. It's a great evil any time to murmur and be discontent, but though it be a sin, when I see but an ordinary providence working for me not to submit to that, but when I see an extraordinary providence working thats a greater sin, that is, when I see the Lord in some remarkable way working about such an affliction beyond what any could have thought of, shall I resist such a remarkable hand of God, shall I stand out against God when I see God doth express his will in such a remarkable manner, that he would have me to be in such a condition? Indeed before we see the wil of God apparent we may desire to avoid an affliction, and may use means for it, but now when we see God expressing his will from heaven in a manner beyond ordinary, and more remarkably, then certainly it is fit for us to fall down and submit to him, and not to oppose when God comes with a mighty stream against us, it is our best way to fall down before him and not to resist, for as it is an argument of a mans disobedieuce, when there is not only