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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66076	Doctrine of contentment briefly explained, and practically applied in a treatise on 1 Tim. 6. 8. / by Henry Wilkinson ...	Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690.	1671 (1671)	Wing W2235; ESTC R415	95,837	200

master instructeth and teacheth his 2. A master instructeth and teacheth his family family It is a grand and necessary duty incumbent upon all masters of families to instruct all under their roof in the knowledge and service of God for performing this duty God highly commended Abraham Gen. 18. 19. For I know him that he will command his children and his houshold after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgement that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him It was the resolution of Joshua c. 24. v. 15. but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. And David stands upon record for a pattern of imitation Psal 101. 2. I will walk saith he within my house with a perfect heart And what purging work he resolved to set upon in his family is evident v. 3 4 5. This Psalm Bishop Ridley frequently expounded to his family and press'd upon them their duties accordingly Let us then thus inferr if earthly masters as duty binds them instruct their families much more doth God instruct his great family Other instructers and masters of families may err and teach their families wrong because men are fallible and subject to errour but God is the great Master and Instructer of his family and cannot err for he is altogether infallible Gods teaching is an unerring and infallible way of teaching He not onely teacheth his scholars but can make his scholars learn and profit by his teaching God promiseth his Spirit Ezek 36. 27. And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and ye shall keep my commandments and do them Gods children have eye-salve from Christ and an unction from the holy One. Rev. 3. 18. 1 Joh. 2. 20. 3. A master rules and governs his family 3. A master rules and governs his family A master of a family is bound to command all under his roof to live in the fear of God In an especial manner a master should regard the observation of the sabbath by himself and his whole houshold Exod. 20. 10. Thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter thy man-servant nor thy maid-servant nor thy cattel nor thy stranger that is within thy gates A master of a family must not suffer refractory and incorrigible persons to live with him such as will not serve God he must not continue in his service He that is a master of a family hath a great price put into his hands to do a great deal of good he must discountenance and punish sins and wickedness and he must encourage the practice of religion and encourage the power of godliness Now doth a master on earth rule carefully and faithfully in his family how much more doth the great Master of the whole world rule and govern all his houshold Other rulers and masters have dominion onely over the bodies of men but the great Master of heaven and earth is the Lord and Ruler over all the consciences of men This Sovereign Lord and Master prescribes laws and not onely commands obedience but makes his subjects willing to yeeld obedience But as for such as are rebellious and will neither bend nor bow to his sceptre he breaks them to pieces Psal 2. 9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessel There is no opposing of Christs government for who ever rebelled against him and prospered If then we profess our selves Christs servants let us yeeld cheerful obedience to him as our Sovereign Lord and Master And having interest in such a Master we have greatest reason to be contented servants A fourth consideration why we should 4. Consider God is our Husband have cause of contentment from God is this because God is our Husband so he calls himself Jer. 31. 32. And when a people revolted from God he would no longer be their Husband Hos 2. 2. It is took for granted for so it ought to be that husbands should abound in love and be tender-hearted and provide for their wives and concern themselves in their wives concernments O! how superabundantly doth this love evidence it self in God! for he loves his people and takes care of them and provides for them There is an union between Christ and his Church and this is a great mystery Eph. 5. 32. And the love of husbands to their wives should be like the love of Christ to his Church which is a tender sincere undivided and constant love and farther this love is a mutual and reciprocal love Cant. 2. 16. Love must be returned for love though our love to Christ is but like a drop to the ocean or a sand to the balance when we compare it with Christs love to us Hence then will be raised a ground of satisfaction and singular contentment unto the Church of God for Christ is the Bridegroom the Church is his Spouse God accounts himself an Husband to his people therefore he engageth himself to take care of them Jer. 3. 14 15. Turn O back sliding children saith the Lord for I am married unto you and I will take you one of a city and two of a family and I will bring you to Zion and I will give you pastours according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding Thus you have seen what causes there are of contentment from God SECT 2. Shewing causes of Contentment from our selves and from the example of others IN the next place and to conclude this Sect. 2. Shewing causes of contentment from our selves Treatise I shall represent unto you several causes of contentment from our selves Though these causes are wrought within us yet they are wrought without us and above us by the omnipotent power of God They are our acts but Gods gifts and he crowns his own gifts in us Not to mention many causes that might be named I shall onely insist on two causes as special grounds of contentment viz. peace of conscience and a right government of the affections 1. Peace of conscience is a strong ground 1. Peace of conscience is a cause of contentment of contentment and consolation It is a remarkable saying of Aquinas melior est pura conscientia quàm plenum marsupium A man from himself as Gods gift can receive Quasi dicat fore ut quisquam à se actorum fructum percipiat constare cuique suarum actionum mercedem 3 saepe etiam in hac vita sed certissimè in altera Merc. in loc satisfaction according to that of Solomon Prov. 14. 14. A good man shall be satisfied from himself Now none by his own power and wisdom can satisfie and quiet his own spirit but when the conscience is pacified and God is reconciled to a soul there is an inward soul-satisfying consolation compare this with Isa 3. 10. Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well with him