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A contented heart has enough in the lack of all creatures, and would not be more miserable than he is now. Suppose that God should keep you here, and all the creatures that are in the world were taken away, yet you still, having God to be your portion, would be as happy as you are now.

Jeremiah Burroughs — The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, chapter on The Excellence of Contentment

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