Jeremiah Burroughs (1599–1646) stands among the foremost of the English Puritan preachers—a man of deep piety, gracious spirit, and rare pastoral sensitivity. A member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, Burroughs was both a theologian and a peacemaker, earnestly devoted to unity among believers and to the cultivation of inward peace within their hearts. Though his life was cut short before the Assembly completed its historic labors, his writings have endured for centuries as treasures of practical divinity. Among them, none shines brighter than The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment.

This timeless work addresses one of the most elusive graces of the Christian life—contentment of heart amid life’s trials and uncertainties. Writing during what he described as “sad and sinking times,” Burroughs gently instructs believers how to rest quietly in God’s providence, even when outward circumstances are hard or perplexing. True Christian contentment, he explains, is not a stoic indifference to pain, but a humble, thankful, and trusting submission to the will of God.

With remarkable clarity and pastoral warmth, Burroughs exposes the root causes of discontent—pride, self-will, and unbelief—and shows how the gospel cures them. Drawing richly from Scripture and from his own experience as a faithful minister, he teaches that the heart at peace with God can find joy and comfort in every condition. “There is an ark,” he writes, “that you may come into, and no men in the world may live such comfortable, cheerful and contented lives as the saints of God.”

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment remains one of the most beloved and influential Puritan works on spiritual growth. It combines doctrinal depth with practical insight, offering believers of every age a sure path to quietness of spirit in a restless world. Its pages are filled with sanity, simplicity, and the compassionate urgency of a pastor who longed to see his flock live above their circumstances rather than under them.

This edition, part of the Puritan Paperbacks series, presents Burroughs’s classic in an accessible format for modern readers while retaining the power and beauty of his seventeenth-century prose. Each chapter offers timeless instruction on learning contentment in God’s school of providence—a lesson as vital today as when first preached from the pulpits of London.

Those who read The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment will find not merely an old book, but a faithful friend—a guide who speaks with authority, tenderness, and grace, leading believers into that rarest and most precious of treasures: a contented heart anchored in Christ.