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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 10 › Plea 9: The Ninth PLEA.
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Secondly; Though thou hast but a mean calling in this world, and so art not regarded as a man of use in the world, yet if thou beest a Christian, God hath called thee to a higher calling; thy general calling it is a high calling, though thy particular calling be but low and mean: And for that you have a place in the Chapter before my text, Phil. 3.14. I press towards the mark (saith the Apostle) for the price of the High calling of God in Christ Jesus: So that every Christian hath an high calling of God in Christ Jesus, God hath called him to the highest thing that he hath called any creature to that he hath made, the Angels in Heaven have not a higher calling than thou hast. Thou that perhaps spendest thy time in a poor business, in the meanest calling, if thou beest a dung-raker, to rake channels, or to cleanse places of filth, or any other thing in the world, that is the meanest that can be conceived of, thy general calling as a Christian doth advance thee higher than any particular calling can advance any man in the world; others indeed that are called to manage the Affairs of the State, they are in a high Calling, or Ministers they are in a high Calling, but thine in some respect is higher. A poor servant that must be scraping all day about poor, mean things, many times may have such a temptation as this is, Oh what a poor condition hath God disposed me to? Will God have regard to such a one that is in such a poor low place as I am? Oh yes, Christ hath regard to the meanest member; as a man hath as true regard to the Toe if it be in pain, and will tender that as truly and verily as any other member; so Christ hath regard to his lowest and meanest ones.
Secondly; Though thou hast but a mean calling in this world, and so art not regarded as a man of use in the world, yet if thou beest a Christian, God hath called thee to a higher calling; thy general calling it is a high calling, though thy particular calling be but low and mean: And for that you have a place in the Chapter before my text, Phil. 3.14. I press towards the mark (saith the Apostle) for the price of the High calling of God in Christ Jesus: So that every Christian hath an high calling of God in Christ Jesus, God hath called him to the highest thing that he hath called any creature to that he hath made, the Angels in Heaven have not a higher calling than thou hast. Thou that perhaps spendest thy time in a poor business, in the meanest calling, if thou beest a dung-raker, to rake channels, or to cleanse places of filth, or any other thing in the world, that is the meanest that can be conceived of, thy general calling as a Christian doth advance thee higher than any particular calling can advance any man in the world; others indeed that are called to mannage the Affairs of the State, they are in a high Calling, or Ministers they are in a high Calling, but thine in some respect is higher. A poor servant that must be scraping all day about poor, mean things, many times may have such a temptation as this is, Oh what a poor condition hath God disposed me to? Will God have regard to such a one that is in such a poor low place as I am? Oh yes, Christ hath regard to the meanest member; as a man hath as true regard to the Toe if it be in pain, and will tender that as truly and verily as any other member; so Christ hath regard to his lowest and meanest ones.