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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 › Direction 3: The Third DIRECTION.
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.
The Third DIRECTION.
Thirdly, Be sure of thy call to every business thou goest about, though it be in the least business, be sure of thy call to it: then whatever thou meetest withal thou mayest quiet thy heart with this, I know I am where God would have me; there's nothing in the world will quiet the heart so much as this; when I meet with any crosses, I know I am where God would have me in my place and calling, I am about the work that God hath set me, Oh this will quiet and content thee when thou meetest with trouble: that that God calls a man to, with that he may have comfort whatever befalls him, God is to look to thee, and to see thee blest if thou beest in the work God calls thee to.
Thirdly, Be sure of thy call to every business thou goest about, though it be in the least business, be sure of thy call to it: then whatever thou meetest withal thou mayest quiet thy heart with this, I know I am where God would have me; there's nothing in the world will quiet the heart so much as this; when I meet with any crosses, I know I am where God would have me in my place and calling, I am about the work that God hath set me, Oh this will quiet and content thee when thou meetest with trouble: that that God calls a man to, with that he may have comfort whatever befals him, God is to look to thee, and to see thee blest if thou beest in the work God calls thee to.