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
descriptionPage [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
descriptionPage [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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