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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SERMON XI
Considerations to work the heart to Contentment 1 Consid. The greatness of the mercies we have 187 2 God is before hand with us with mercies 188 3 The abundance of mercies we enjoy Page 189 4 All Creatures in a vicissitude ibid 5 The Creature suffer for us ibid 6 We have little time in the world 190 7 It hath bin the condition of our betters 191 8 We were once content with the world without grace, and should now with grace without the world 193 9 When we had Contentment we gave not God the glory ibid 10 Experience of Gods doing us good in afflictions ibid
Considerations to work the heart to Contentment 1 Consid. The greatness of the mercies we have 187 2 God is before hand with us with mercies 188 3 The abundance of mercies we enjoy Page 189 4 All Creatures in a visicitude ibid 5 The Creature suffer for us ibid 6 We have little time in the world 190 7 It hath bin the condition of our betters 191 8 We were once content with the world without grace, and should now with grace without the world 193 9 When we had Contentment we gave not God the glory ibid 10 Experience of Gods doing us good in afflictions ibid
Directions to Contentment 1 There must be grace to make the soul steady 195 2 Not to gripe too much of the world ibid 3 Have a […] every▪ b•siness 196 4 Walk by rule ibid 5 Exercise much faith 197 6 Labour to be spiritually minded 198 7 Promise not your selves great things 200 8 Get mortified hearts to the world ibid 9 Pore not too much on afflictions 201 10 Make a good construction of Gods ways to us 202