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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.
The fifth is [Freely] freely submitting to, and taking complacency in Gods dispose, it is a free work of the spirit, now there are four things to be opened in this freedom of spirit.
The fift is [Freely] freely submitting to, and taking complacency in Gods dispose, it is a free work of the spirit, now there are four things to be opened in this freedome of spirit.
First that the heart is readily brought over, that that one doth freely there is no great stir to bring them to it, there are many men and women when their afflictions are grievous upon them, with much ado they are brought to be contented, a great deal of stir there is to quiet their hearts when they are under affliction, yet at last perhaps they are brought to it, I but •ow this doth not come off freely, if I desire a thing of another and I get it perhaps with much ado, and a great deal of stir there is, but here's no freedom of spirit, but when a man is free in a thing do but mention it and presently he comes off to ⟨p. 16⟩it. So if you have learned this art of Contentment, you will not only be contented after a great deal of do to quiet your hearts but readily, as soon as ever you do come to think that it is the hand of God, your heart presently closeth.
First that the heart is readily brought over, that that one doth freely there is no great stir to bring them to it, there are many men and women when their afflictions are greivious upon them, with much adoe they are brought to be contented, a great deal of stir there is to quiet their hearts when they are under affliction, yet at last perhaps they are brought to it, I but •ow this doth not come off freely, if I desire a thing of another and I get it perhaps with much adoe, and a great deal of stir there is, but here's no freedom of spirit, but when a man is free in a thing do but mention it and presently he comes off to ⟨p. 16⟩