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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
THE RARE JEWEL OF CHRISTIAN Contentment. › Sermon 9 › Plea 2: The Second Plea
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Deceive not thine own heart, there is a very great deceit in this, there's many people that when Gods hand is out against them they will say they are troubled for their sin, but the truth is, it's the affliction that doth trouble them rather then their sin, their hearts doth exceedingly deceive them in this very thing▪ for,
First they were never troubled for their sin before this affliction came, but you will say, it' true I was not before, for my prosperity blinded me, but now God hath opened mine eyes by Afflictions; Hath he so?
First they were never troubled for their sin before this affliction came, but you wil say, it' true I was not before, for my prosperity blinded me, but now God hath opened mine eyes by Afflictions; Hath he so?
Secondly, then thy great care will be rather for the removing of thy sin then thy affliction, art thou more solicitous about the taking away thy sin, then the taking away of thine affliction.