Review: Contentment, Prosperity, and God's Glory by Jeremiah Burroughs
Contentment, Prosperity, and God’s Glory by Jeremiah Burroughs
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Book info
P. #: 119
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Author: Jeremiah Burroughs (c. 1600-1646)
Life: He was baptized in 1601 and entered Emannuel College, Cambridge in 1617. He received his BA in 1621 and his MA in 1624. His biographers have separated his life into four segments. First, from 1627-1631 he was assistant to Edmund Calamy at St. Edmunds, suffulk. Both later became members of the Westminster Assembly. Second, from 1631 to 1636, Burroughs was suspended for nonconformity. Third, from 1638 to 1640, he lived in the Netherlands and taught at a congregation of English Independents formerly pastored by William Ames. Finally, from 1640 to 1646, he achieved great recognition as a popular preacher and leading Puritan in London. Like Greenhill, he sided with the Independents on the Westminster Assembly. On his study door was his motto, “Variety of opinion and unity of opinion are not incompatible.”
General info about author: Burroughs was a pastor, theologian, nonconformist, author, and Westminster Divine.
Overall Summary/review:
This book does include a short biography of Burroughs if you are interested in knowing more about him.
Burroughs was someone who suffered much, but still believed you could and should be contnet in all things. (p. Xiii)
This book has been edited and updated for modern readers. The contents are originally from a sermon and now reads very easily as a small book. (p. Xvii)
This book doesn’t waste any time in grabbing the reader’s attention and does so from the very beginning. (p. 1)
Throughout the whole book, Burroughs address the reader from two different angles. If you are wealthy, you Christ first and must give God all the glory. If you are poor, you must have Christ first and give God all the glory. (p. 10, 23-24, 27,
Burroughs wants us to know what is meant by wealth and poverty, their dangers, their responsibilities, and their ends. (p. 6, 9, 20, 25, 50,
Quotes: p. 84, 118-119
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