The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is shewed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
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The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is shewed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
Author
Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.
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London :: Printed for Peter Cole ...,
1649.
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Contentment.
Christian life.
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"The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is shewed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30598.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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S
Saints
A Christian one body with the Saints
Page 127
Sanctified
What a Christian hath is sancti∣fied
Page 41
All afflictions to the godly san∣ctified
Page 45
See Poverty, Disgrace, Scorn
Scorn
Scorn sanctified by Christ
Page 46
Self
A Christian can make up his wants in himself
53.57
See God
Self-love
Contentment in the creature from self-love
Page 113
Self-denial
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Self-denial the way to Content∣ment
Page 68
Christ the pattern of self-denial.
Page 71
Sence
Gods Children have sence of their afflictions
Page 5
Want of sence in afflictions dan∣gerous
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Serve, Service
What makes active in Gods ser∣vice
Page 14
What fits the soul for service.
Page 107
Affliction grievous when it hinders from Gods service
Page 175
All things serve them that serve God
Page 197
Setled
Our spirituall condition setled.
Page 181
Shifting
Shifting opposite to Contentment
Page 8
Shiftting caused by murmuring
Page 138
Sight, see Sin
Silent
Grace makes silent in trouble.
Page 60
Small
To murmur for small things.
Page 157
Sin
Sight of sin in a Christian while he lives
Page 125
Great sinners should not murmur
Page 160
When trouble for affliction, and not for sin
Page 166
If trouble be for sin, we will not sin after trouble
Page 167
See Duty, Command
Sorrow
Sorrow, when beyond bounds
Page 165
See Joy
Soul
Contentment spread through the whol soul
Page 10
Contentment, betters the soule.
Page 113
It is a blessing on the soul
Page 115
See Heaven, Worship
Souldier
Every Christian a souldier
Page 78
Spirit
Spirituall judgements worst.
Page 91
Spirit of a Christian
Page 129
Spirit of the Devil
Page 147
Spiritual mind brings Content
Page 199
See Father, Base
Spouse
A Christian the Spouse of Christ
Page 126
Stilness
Stilness natural
Page 13
Steadfast
Grace makes the soule steadfast.
Page 195
Stranger
A Christian a stranger here
Page 76
Strength
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Strength from Christ to bear af∣flions
Page 47
A Christian strong by Christs strength
Page 48
Stupid
Many seem content, that are stu∣pid
Page 17
Submit
To submit to God, what
Page 17
Pains taken without submission to God, not Christian-like.
Page 185
Substraction
Contentment by subtraction.
Page 29
Sweetness
Sweetness of mercies eaten out.
Page 139
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