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Originally published in 1648, Jeremiah Burroughs’ treatment of biblical contentment is a rich treasury of wisdom on the subject, and perhaps his most widely-read work. This volume gathers Burroughs’ sermons on the topic to provide a helpful study for understanding and living out contentment. He defines contentment as “that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to...

there was never any such affliction as I have! and a hundred things they have to put off what is said to them, so as you cannot somuch as get into their judgements to satisfie them; but there is a great deal of hope of Contentment, if once your judgements come to be satisfied, that you can sit down and say in your judgements, I see cause to be contented; but though you have gotten thus far, yet you may have much to do with your hearts afterward for there is such unruliness in our thoughts and affections,
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