We continue with our fifteenth and LAST lecture through our devotion based on Thomas Watson's book, The Art of Divine Contentment. Tonight's lesson studied chapters 14 and 15, "Use V. Containing a Christian Directory, or Rules about Contentment: Rule 1, Advance Faith; Rule 2, Labour for assurance; Rule 3, Get an humble spirit; Rule 4, Keep a clear conscience; Rule 5, Learn to deny yourselves; Rule 6, Get much of heaven into your heart; Rule 7, Look not so much on the dark side of your condition, as on the light; Rule 8, Consider in what a posture we stand here in the world; Rule 9, Let not your hope depend upon these outward things; Rule 10, Let us often compare our condition; Rule 11, Go not to bring your condition to your mind, but bring your mind to your condition; Rule 12, Study the vanity of the creature; Rule 13, Get fancy regulated; Rule 14, Consider how little will suffice nature; Rule 15, Believe the present condition is best for us; Rule 16, Do not too much indulge the flesh; Rule 17, Meditate much on the glory which shall be revealed; Rule 18, Be much in prayer."; and "Use VI. Of Consolation to the Contented Christian."
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Pastor Grant Van Leuven accepted the call to the Puritan Reformed Presbyterian Church (PRPC)in June of 2010, and moved with his family to San Diego at the end of August to begin serving the saints here. He was ordained and installed as pastor by the Session of the PRPC on...
