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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 1: SERMON, I. at Stepney. July 27. 1645.
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.
I have learned] Contentment in every condition is a great Art, a special Mystery: It is to be learned, and so to be learned as a Mystery; And therefore verse 12. he affirms, I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound, every where, and in all things I am instructed: 1The word which is translated [Instructed] is derived from that word which signifies Mystery; and it is as much as if he had said, I have learned the mystery of this business. Contentment is to be learned as a great mystery; and those that are throughly trained up in that art, have learned a deep Mystery; The which is, as Samsons riddle to a natural man. [I have leaved it.] It is not now to learn; neither had I it at first; I have attained it though with much ado, and now by the grace of God I am become Master of this Art.
I have learned] Contentment in every condition is a great Art, a special Mystery: It is to be learned, and so to be learned as a Mystery; And therefore verse 12. he affirms, I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound, every where, and in all things I am instructed: 1The word which is translated [Instructed] is derived from that word which signifies Mystery; and it is as much as if he had said, I have learned the mystery of this business. Contentment is to bee learned as a great mystery; and those that are throughly trained up in that art, have learned a deep Mystery; The which is, as Sampsons riddle to a natural man. [I have le•ued it.] It is not now to learn; neither had I it at first; I have attained it though with much ado, and now by the grace of God I am become Master of this Art.
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In whatsoever State I am] The word [State] is not in the Original,