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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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To be discontent when the affliction is small and little, that increases very much the ⟨p. 158⟩sin of murmuring, it is too much for any one to murmur upon the heaviest cross that can befall one in this world, but upon some small things to be discontent and murmur, that's worse. I have read of one that when he lay upon a heap of Damas Roses, he complained, there was one of the Rose leaves lay double under him: So we are ready thus for very small things to make complaints and be discontented with our condition. And that's the second Aggravation.
To be discontent when the affliction is small and little, that encreases very much the ⟨p. 158⟩sin of murmuring, it is too much for any one to murmur upon the heaviest cross that can befal one in this world, but upon some small things to be discontent and murmur, thats worse. I have read of one that when he lay upon a heap of Damas Roses, he complained, there was one of the Rose leaves lay double under him: So we are ready thus for very small things to make complaints and be discontented with our condition. And thats the second Aggravation.
A third Aggravation is this, For men that are of parts and abilities, to whom God hath given wisdom, for them to be discontent and murmur, that's more than if others do it. Murmuring and discontentedness is too much in the weakest, yet we can bear with it sometimes in Children and Women that are weak; but for those that are Men, Men of understanding, that have wisdom, that God employs in public service, that they should be discontent with every thing, this is an exceeding great evil; for men in their families (to whom God hath given parts and wisdom) when things fall out amiss there, to be always murmuring and repining, their sin is greater than for women and children to do it.
A third Aggravation is this, For men that are of parts and abilities, to whom God hath given wisdom, for them to be discontent and murmur, thats more than if others do it. Murmuring and discontentedness is too much in the weakest, yet we can bear with it sometimes in Children and Women that are weak; but for those that are Men, Men of understanding, that have wisdom, that God imploys in publick service, that they should be discontent with every thing, this is an exceeding great evil; for men in their families (to whom God hath given parts and wisdom) when things fall out amiss there, to be always murmuring and repining, their sin is greater than for women and children to do it.