Puritan Paperbacks - The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Jeremiah Burroughs is worthily reckoned as belonging to the front rank of English puritan preachers. As such he played a prominent part in the Westminster Assembly of divines, but died prematurely before the Assembly's work was concluded.

Burrough's writings, some published before and others after his death, were numerous, but The Rare-Jewel of Christian Contentment is one of the most valuable of them all. Its author was much concerned to promote

1. peace among believers of various 'persuasions'
2. peace and contentment in the hearts of individual believers during what he describes as 'sad and sinking times'. The Rare Jewel concentrates upon this second aim.

It is marked by sanity, clarity, aptness of illustration, and warmth of appeal to the heart. 'There is an ark that you may come into, and no men in the world may live such comfortable, cheerful and contented lives as the saints of God'. Burroughs presses his lesson home with all the fervour and cogency of a true and faithful minister of God.

Table of Contents:
Christian Contentment Described
The Mystery of Contentment
The Mystery of Contentment - continued
The Mystery of Contentment - concluded
How Christ Teaches Contentment
How Christ Teaches Contentment - concluded
The Excellence of Contentment
The Evils of a Murmuring Spirit
The Evils of a Murmuring Spirit - concluded
Aggravations of the Sin of Murmuring
The Excuses of a Discontented Heart
How to Attain Contentment
How to Attain Contentment - concluded

Author:

Jeremiah Burroughs was one of the most popular preachers in London during his time there. He was one of the Independent members of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, and a Congregationalist. He spent 6 years at a small country church (St. Margaret's, Tivetshall), which is still standing and in use. During his time in London, he preached the mornings at the church in Stepney, outside of London, where William Greenhill preached in the afternoon. In the afternoons Burroughs preached at St. Giles Cripplegate.

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