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The rare jewel of Christian contentment Wherein is showedThe rare jewel of Christian contentment Wherein is shewed
The rare jewel of Christian contentment Wherein is showed; 1. What contentment is. 2. The holy art or mystery of it. 3. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment. 4. The excellencies of it. 5. The evils of murmuring. 6. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring. By Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of the eleven volumes that are published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simpson, Philip Nigh, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.The rare jewel of Christian contentment Wherein is shewed; 1. What contentment is. 2. The holy art or mystery of it. 3. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment. 4. The excellencies of it. 5. The evils of murmuring. 6. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring. By Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of the eleven volumes that are published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Sympson, Philip Nye, William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Ben. Billingsley, 1666
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 IX. 2 Aggrav. When we murmur for small things Page 157 3 Aggrav. When men of parts and abilities murmur Page 158 4 Aggrav. The freeness of Gods mercy ib. 5 Aggrav. Discontent for what we have Page 159 6 Aggrav. When men are raised from a low condition ib. 7 Aggrav. When men have been great sinners Page 160 8 Aggrav. When those murmur that are but of little use in the world Page 161 9 Aggrav. To murmur when God is about to humble us ib. 10 Aggrav. When Gods hand is apparent in affliction Page 162 11 Aggrav. To murmur under long affliction Page 163 Pleas of a discontented heart 1 Plea, I am not sensible of my afflictions 1 Sense of affliction takes not away sense of mercies Page 165 2 It hinders not Duty ib, 3 It will make us bless God for the mercies of others ib. 2 Plea, My trouble is for my sins 1 It is not, if you were not troubled for sin before Page 166 2 What the greatest care is to remove affliction ib. 3 If after affliction is removed sin trouble us ib. 4 If there be not care to avoid sin after Page 167 5 There is the more cause to accept of the punishment ib. 3 Plea, God withdraws himself 1 We think God is departed when he doth but afflict Page 168 2 Disquiet is a sign and cause of Gods departure ib. 3 If God depart from us, we should not from him Page 169 4 Plea, I am troubled for mens ill dealing 1 Men are Gods Instruments Page 170 2 We should rather pity them than murmur Page 171 3 We have righteous dealing with God ib.
SERMON IX. 2 Aggrav. When we murmur for small things Page 157 3 Aggrav. When men of parts and abilities murmur Page 158 4 Aggrav. The freeness of Gods mercy ib. 5 Aggrav. Discontent for what we have Page 159 6 Aggrav. When men are raised from a low condition ib. 7 Aggrav. When men have been great sinners Page 160 8 Aggrav. When those murmur that are but of little use in the world Page 161 9 Aggrav. To murmur when God is about to humble us ib. 10 Aggrav. When Gods hand is apparent in affliction Page 162 11 Aggrav. To murmur under long affliction Page 163 Pleas of a discontented heart 1 Plea, I am not sensible of my afflictions 1 Sense of affliction takes not away sense of mercies Page 165 2 It hinders not Duty ib, 3 It will make us bless God for the mercies of others ib. 2 Plea, My trouble is for my sins 1 It is not, if you were not troubled for sin before Page 166 2 What the greatest care is to remove affliction ib. 3 If after affliction is removed sin trouble us ib. 4 If there be not care to avoid sin after Page 167 5 There is the more cause to accept of the punishment ib. 3 Plea, God withdraws himself 1 We think God is departed when he doth but afflict Page 168 2 Disquiet is a sign and cause of Gods departure ib. 3 If God depart from us, we should not from him Page 169 4 Plea, I am troubled for mens ill dealing 1 Men are Gods Instruments Page 170 2 We should rather pitty them than murmur Page 171 3 We have righteous dealing with God ib.