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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 › Consideration 1: The First CONSIDERATION.
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The First CONSIDERATION.
We should consider (in all our wants and inclinations to discontent) The greatness of the mercies that we have, and the meanest of the things that we want. The things we want, (if we be godly) they are things of very small moment, in comparison of the things we have, and the things we have are things of very great moment; for the most part, that that people are discontent and murmur for the want of, it is, because they have not such things as reprobates have, or may have; why shouldst thou be troubled so much for the want of that that a man or woman may have, and yet be a Reprobate, as that thy estate is not so great, thy health not so perfect, thy credit not so much, thou mayest have all those things, and yet be a Reprobate; now wilt thou be discontent for that that a Reprobate may have? I shall give you the example of a couple of godly men meeting together, Anthony and Diddimus, Diddimus was blind; and yet a man of very excellent parts and graces, Anthony asked him if he was not troubled at this his want of sight, he confessed he was; but (saith he) shall you be troubled at the want of what flies and dogs have, and not rather rejoice and be thankful that you have what Angels have? God hath given you those good things that makes Angels glorious, is not that enough to you, though you want what things a fly hath? And so a Christian should reason the case with himself, What am I discontented for? I am discontented for want of that that a dog may have, that a devil may have, that a Reprobate may have, shall I be discontent for not having that, when as God hath given me that that makes Angels glorious? Blessed be God (saith the Apostle in Ephes. 1.3.) That hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places. It may be thou hast not so great blessings ⟨p. 186⟩[…] ⟨p. 187⟩