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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 10 › Plea 7: A Seventh Plea
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First, It may be it is thy discontent that makes it greater, when indeed it is not so in it's self.
Secondly, If it were greater then others, why is thy eye evil because the eye of God is good? Why shouldest thou be discontented the more because God is gracious to others?
Secondly, If it were greater then others, why is thy eye evill because the eye of God is good? Why shouldest thou be discontented the more because God is gracious to others?
Thirdly, Is thy affliction greater then others? Then in this thou hast an opportunity to honour God more then others, so thou shouldest consider, doth God afflict me more then other men? God gives me an opportunity in this to honour him in this affliction more then other men? To exercise more grace then other men, let me labour to do it then.
Fourthly, if all afflictions were laid upon a heap together. It is a notable expression of Solon that wise Heathen (saith he) suppose all the afflictions that are in the world were laid upon a heap, and every man should come and take a proportion of those afflictions, every one equally, there is scarce any man but would rather say let me have the afflictions that I had before or else he were like to come to a greater share, a greater affliction if so be he should equally share with all the world: Now for you that are poor, (that are not in extremity of poverty) if all the riches in the world were laid together and you should have an equal share, you would be poorer, but take all afflictions and sorrows whatsoever, if all the sorrows in the world were laid