The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." - Philippians 4:11 How does a Christian find peace in hard circumstances - not by gritting their teeth, but by actually delighting in God's purposes? Jeremiah Burroughs called it a "mystery," and in these eleven sermons he unfolds that mystery with the warmth and precision of one of the finest preachers of his age. First published in 1648, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment has been one of the most widely read Puritan works for nearly four centuries. Burroughs defines contentment as "that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition" - then shows how to get there. He examines the gracious means by which Christ teaches the believing soul to draw satisfaction from God rather than from circumstances, exposes the evils of the murmuring spirit, and offers practical counsel for the discontented heart. Tim Challies has called it "among the very first Puritan works I read and one that made a deep impact in my life," and of all Burroughs's works, it is the one most consistently recommended as a starting point. About this edition: This FlotsamPress edition presents Burroughs's complete and unabridged text, based on the 1649 Peter Cole first edition. Spelling has been conservatively modernised for ease of reading. Includes an editor's introduction, the appended sermon "The Saints' Duty in Times of Extremity" (Exodus 14:13), and a glossary of archaic terms. Part of The Puritan Treasury series from FlotsamPress.