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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.
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And then, It is in the thoughts of a man or woman: As my judgment is satisfied, so my thoughts are kept in order.
And then it comes to the Will, My will yields and submits to it, my affections are all likewise kept in order, so that it goes through the whole soul. There is in some a partial Contentment, and so 'tis not the frame of the soul, but some part of the soul hath some Contentment: as thus, many a man may be satisfied in his judgment about a thing, and yet for his life cannot rule his affections, nor his thoughts, cannot rule his thoughts, nor his will, nor the affections though the judgment be satisfied: I make no question, but many of you may know this by your own experience, if you do but observe the workings of your own hearts. Cannot you say when such an affliction befalls you, I can bless God I am satisfied in my judgment about it, I have nothing in the world to say in respect of my judgment against it, I see the hand of God and I should be content, yea, I am satisfied in my judgment, that my condition is a good condition in which I am; but I cannot for my life rule my thoughts, my will, and my affections, me thinks I feel my heart heavy, and sad, and troubled more than it should be, and yet my Judgment is satisfied. This seemed to be the case of David, Psal. 42. Oh my soul why art thou disquieted? David, as far as his judgment went, there was a contentedness, that is, His judgment was satisfied in the work of God upon him; and he was troubled, but he knew not wherefore, Oh my soul, why art thou thus cast down within me? That Psalm is a very good Psalm for those that feel a fretting, discontented ⟨p. 11⟩distemper in their hearts at any time, for them to be reading or singing: he hath it once or twice in that Psalm. Why art thou cast down O my soul? in vers. 5. And why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, for the help of his countenance. David had enough to quiet him, and that that he had, had prevailed with his judgment, but after it had prevailed with his judgment, he could not get it further. He could not get this grace of Contentment to go through the whole frame of the soul. There is a great deal of stir sometimes to get Contentment into their judgments, that is, to satisfy their judgments about their condition: Come to many, that the hand of God is upon, perhaps in a grievous manner, and seek to satisfy them, and tell them that there is no such cause to be disquieted.