The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is shewed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs.

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The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is shewed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs.
Author
Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.
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London :: Printed for Peter Cole ...,
1649.
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Contentment.
Christian life.
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"The rare jewel of Christian contentment wherein is shewed, I. What contentment is, II. The holy art or mystery of it, III. Several lessons that Christ teacheth, to work the heart to contentment, IV. The excellencies of it, V. The evils of murmuring, VII. The aggravations of the sin of murmuring / by Jeremiah Burroughs." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30598.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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  • Call, Calling
    • Calling of the soul, what Page 124
    • A Christian general calling high Page 177
    • To be sure of a Call in every thing Page 196
  • Change
    • To change affliction to another thing Page 34
    • All creatures go on in a way of change Page 189
  • Child

    Page [unnumbered]

    • ...
      • A murmuring spirit like a wea∣ning Child Page 130
    • Christ
      • What the Saints have is purcha∣sed by Christ Page 42
      • Afflictions to the godly from the same hand that gave Christ Page 44
      • What hinders the sight of the ex∣cellency of Christ Page 123
      • In Conversion, the soul cast on Christ Page 124
    • Christian see Murmuring
    • Chuse
      • We must not chuse our afflictions Page 174
    • Command
      • The more solemn Gods command the greater the sin in breaking of it Page 163
    • Complacency
      • A Christian takes complacency in Gode dispose Page 17
    • Complain
      • We may complain to God in af∣flictions Page 5
    • Comfort
      • Content brings comfort Page 110
      • Comfort, how kept in the soul ibid
      • Comfort of what we have, How lost Page 138
      • See God
    • Condition
      • A Christian content in every con∣dition Page 20
      • We should do the works of our pre∣sent condition Page 35
      • How to know what saith our condition Page 83
      • Our condition better than our betters Page 191
    • Constraint
      • Not to submit in affliction by con∣straint Page 16
    • Contentment
      • Contentment what it signifies Page 2
      • Contentment, to be skil'd in the mystery of it Page 3
      • Contentment, what Page 4
      • Contentment, whereof it is made Page 26
      • Contentment the bottom of it Page 30
      • Contentment, the excellency of it Page 100
      • Contentment, wherein it con∣sists Page 112
      • To be humbled for want of Con∣tentment Page 118
      • Contentment of former Christi∣ans Page 133
      • Considerations to move Content∣ment Page 187
      • Directions to Contentment, Page 195
      • See Worship, Soul, Con∣dition, Comfort &c.
    • Conversion.
      • The work of God in Conversion. Page 122
      • See Life
    • Contrary
      • God worketh by Contraries Page 99
    • Corruption

      Page [unnumbered]

      • ...
        • Argument of corruption in the soul Page 119
      • Covenant
        • Christians comfort from Gods Covenant 53.61
        • Gods Covenant his Assurance-Office Page 63
        • Particular promises part of the Covenant Page 64
        • In Conversion, we give our selves to God in Covenant Page 124
        • See Works
      • Creature
        • To know the vanity of the Crea∣ture Page 73
        • To enjoy God in the Creature Page 80
        • In Conversion, the heart taken from the Creature Page 123
        • Creatures, suffer for us Page 189
      • Crowns
        • God hath Crowns for all graces Page 174
      • Curse
        • Curse of God upon murmuring Page 146
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