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Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant…Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant…
Four godly and learned treatises Entitled, I. A remedy against covetousness. II. An elegant and lively description of spiritual death and life. III. The doctrine of self-denial. IV. Upon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, John Preston, Doctor of Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty; master of Emanuel College, and sometime preacher of Lincolns Inn.Foure godly and learned treatises Intituled, I. A remedy against covetousnesse. II. An elegant and lively description of spirituall death and life. III. The doctrine of selfe-deniall. IV. Vpon the sacrament of the Lords Supper. Delivered in sundry sermons, by that late famous preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Doctor of Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinarie to his Majestie; master of Emanuel Colledge, and sometime preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by Thomas for Michael Sparke, 1633
COLLOS. 3.5. And Covetousness which is Idolatry.COLLOS. 3.5. And Covetousnesse which is Idolatrie.
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Fifthly, when as we seek it with too much haste and eagerness, when as all our days are sorrows, our travel grief, and our hearts take no rest in the night. Eccles. 2.23. When as we seek it, not staying Gods leisure; such a desire is inordinate, importunate, and sinful: therefore, 1 Tim. 6.9.10. Those that will be rich, (that is, such who make too much haste to be rich,) fall into temptation and a snare; and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in perdition and destruction, and pierce them through with many sorrows.
Fiftly, when as we seeke it with too much haste and eagernesse, when as all our dayes are sorrowes, our travell griefe, and our hearts take no rest in the night. Eccles. 2.23. When as wee seeke it, not staying Gods leisure; such a desire is inordinate, importunate, and sinfull: therefore, 1 Tim. 6.9.10. Those that will be rich, (that is, such who make too much haste to bee rich,) fall into temptation and a snare; and into many foolish and hurtfull lusts which drowne men in perdition and destruction, and pierce them through with many sorrowes.
But now you will object,1 that riches are blessings; and demand of me whether you may not desire riches as they are blessings?
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