Puritan Treasures for Today - Contentment, Prosperity and God's Glory
Book Description
Why is it difficult to be content when you have so much?
On the surface, it seems unnecessary to in struct someone to be content in times of prosperity. However, times of prosperity and abundance provide some of the strongest temptations to pull our hearts away from God. Jeremiah Burroughs was keenly aware that the riches of this world compete for our affections and challenge our contentment in Christ.
Originally prepared as an appendix to The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, this book provides an important conclusion to Burroughs's sermon series on Philippians 4:11-12:
"I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Puritan Treasures for Today Series: As people seek a more satisfying and authentic faith, interest in the Puritans continues to grow. This series presents Puritan books that are carefully edited with modern audiences in mind—difficult phrases are smoothed out while the authors' meaning is maintained. These books have been thoughtfully selected to provide some of the best counsel on important subjects that people continue to wrestle with today.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. What Learning to Be Full Means
3. The Difficulty of Learning to Be Full
4. The Necessity of Learning to Be Full
5. The Excellency of Learning to Be Full
6. The Mystery of Learning to Be Full
7. Lessons for Learning to Be Full
8. Increasing the Guilt of Sins of Abundance
9. Applications for Improving Prosperous Conditions
10. Concluding Words on Contentment
Author
Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) was a member of the Westminster Assembly and a prominent preacher among Congregationalists. Several of his works have been reprinted by Soli Deo Gloria Publications.
Endorsements
"Writing with deep pastoral conviction and keen theological precision, Jeremiah Burroughs proves a safe and sure guide into the important subject of contentment-what it means to delight in God's fatherly disposal in every condition. Wonderfully edited by Phillip Simpson, Contentment, Prosperity, and God's Glory is a certain blessing for all who seek to find their satisfaction in God's unsearchable riches."
— J. Stephen Yuille
Additional Information
Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 119
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Publication Date: 2013