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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
THE RARE JEWEL OF CHRISTIAN CONTENTMENT. › Sermon 9: SERMON, IX. at Stepney. Sept. 21. 1645.
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You see 'tis a great honour that God puts upon a man, a great mercy that he doth bestow upon any man, to separate him from others for himself, to come near to him, to employ him in the service of the Tabernacle, to minister to the Congregation in holy things, this is a great mercy, and indeed it's such a mercy, as one would think, there should be none that God bestows such a mercy upon, that should have a murmuring heart for any affliction, Its true, many Ministers of God they meet with hard things that might discourage them, and trouble and grieve their spirits, but now this consideration that God is pleased to employ them in such a service near to himself, that though they cannot do good to themselves, yet they may do good to others, this should quiet them: And yet in vers. 10. And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy Brethren, the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye the Priest hood also? Have not you enough already? but still you are discontented with what you have, and must have more, seek ye yet more? Seek ye the Priesthood also? for which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: And what is. Aaron that ye murmur against him? What, hath God given you such things, and yet will you be murmuring, because you ⟨p. 155⟩cannot have more? Methinks that this place should keep Ministers from murmuring, though they should meet with never such afflictions and crosses, and unkind dealings from men, yet still they should go on with hearts quieted and comforted in the work that God hath set them about, and labour to countervail all their afflictions by being more abundant in the work of the Lord. That is the first text of Scripture that shows how the mercies we enjoy are Aggravations to the sin of murmuring.
You see 'tis a great honor that God puts upon a man, a great mercy that he doth bestow upon any man, to separate him from others for himself, to come neer to him, to imploy him in the service of the Tabernacle, to minister to the Congregation in holy things, this is a great mercy, and indeed it's such a mercy, as one would think, there should be none that God bestows such a mercy upon, that should have a murmuring heart for any affliction, Its true, many Ministers of God they meet with hard things that might discourage them, and trouble and grieve their spirits, but now this consideration that God is pleased to imploy them in such a service neer to himself, that though they cannot do good to themselves, yet they may do good to others, this should quiet them: And yet in vers. 10. And he hath brought thee neer to him, and all thy Brethren, the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye the Priest hood also? Have not you enough already? but still you are discontented with what you have, and must have more, seck ye yet more? Seek ye the Priesthood also? for which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: And what is. Aaron that ye murmur against him? What, hath God given you such things, and yet will you be murmuring, because you