Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God’s wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.

— Jeremiah Burroughs (1599–1646), Puritanischer Pastor

Related Bible passage: PHL.4.11

Topics: Peace & Rest, Faith & Trust, Guidance & God's Will

Jeremiah Burroughs

Jeremiah Burroughs (1599–1646) war ein englischer puritanischer Geistlicher, der nach Jahren im niederländischen Exil als Prediger in London wirkte und an der Westminster-Synode teilnahm. Er wurde vor allem durch sein seelsorgerliches Werk über christliche Genügsamkeit bekannt und vertrat kirchenpolitisch als einer der „Dissenting Brethren“ die Selbstständigkeit der Ortsgemeinden. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als Ausleger, der reformierte Theologie mit lebenspraktischer Seelsorge und dem Vertrauen auf Gottes Vorsehung in Krisenzeiten verband.

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