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A30598 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. Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646. 1649 (1649) Wing B6103; ESTC R32016 217,805 276

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