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The Rare Jewel of by Jeremiah Burroughs

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Since God is contented with himself alone, if you have him, you may be contented with him alone, and it may be, that is the reason why your outward comforts are taken from you, that God may be all in all to you.

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The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

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