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…

Secondly, Though thou hast but a mean calling in this world, and so art not regarded as a man of use in the world, yet if thou beest a Christian God hath called thee to a higher calling, thy general calling it is a high calling, though thy particular calling be but low and mean: And for that you have a place in the Chapter before my text, Phil. 3. 14. I press towards the mark (saith the Apostle) for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus: So that every Christian hath a high calling of God in Christ Jesus, God hath called him to the highest thing that he hath called any creature to that he hath made, the Angels in Heaven have not a higher calling then thou hast. Thou that perhaps spendest thy time in a poor business, in the meanest calling, if thou beest a dung-raker, to rake channels, or to cleanse places of filth or any other thing in the world that is the meanest that can be conceived of, thy general calling as a Christian doth advance thee higher than any particular calling can advance any man in the world; others indeed that are called to manage the Affairs of the State, they are in a high calling, or Ministers they are in a high calling, but thine in some respect is higher. A poor servant that must be scraping all day about poor mean things many times may have such a temptation as this is, Oh what a poor condition hath God disposed me to▪ will God have regard to such a one that is in such a poor low place as I am? Oh yes, Christ hath regard to the meanest member, as a man hath as true regard to the toe if it be in pain, and will tender that as truly and verily as any other member; so Christ hath regard to his lowest and meanest ones.

Secondly, Though thou hast but a mean calling in this world, and so art not regarded as a man of use in the world, yet if thou beest a Christian God hath called thee to a higher calling, thy generall calling it is a high calling, though thy particular calling be but low and mean: And for that you have a place in the Chapter before my text, Phil. 3. 14. I press towards the mark (saith the Apostle) for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus: So that every Christian hath a high calling of God in Christ Jesus, God hath called him to the highest thing that he hath call'd any creature to that he hath made, the Angels in Heaven have not a higher calling then thou hast. Thou that perhaps spendest thy time in a poor businesse, in the meanest calling, if thou beest a dung-raker, to rake channels, or to cleanse places of filth or any other thing in the world that is the meanest that can be conceived of, thy generall calling as a Christian doth advance thee higher than any particular calling can advance any man in the world; others indeed that are call'd to mannage the Affairs of the State, they are in a high calling, or Ministers they are in a high calling, but thine in some respect is higher. A poor servant that must be scraping all day about poor mean things many times may have such a temptation as this is, Oh what a poor condition hath God disposed me to will God have regard to such a one that is in such a poor low place as I am? Oh yes, Christ hath regard to the meanest member, as a man hath as true regard to the toe if it be in paine, and will tender that as truly and verily as any other member; so Christ hath regard to his lowest and meanest ones.