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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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Thirdly, there is a necessity of refreshment, and you may desire as much as is needful for your necessary refreshment, as much as hospitality requires, so that you do not go beyond it. And in these three respects, you may desire God to give you as much as shall be expedient for you, because it is no more than nature requires.
Thirdly, there is a necessitie of refreshment, and you may desire as much as is needfull for your necessarie refreshment, as much as hospitalitie requires, so that you doe not goe beyond it. And in these three respects, you may desire God to give you as much as shall bee expedient for you, because it is no more than nature requires.
Now besides this desire of things necessary, there is a desire of superfluity and excess: this desire proceeds not from nature but from lust; because we desire such a degree of wealth, either to raise our estates, or that we may bestow it on our lusts and pleasures; that like the rich Glutton, Luke, 16. We may be well clad and fare deliciously every day. Many mens lives are nothing else but playing and eating, eating and playing, and are led always in this circuit: To desire wealth to this or any other ⟨p. 39⟩superfluous end is very sinful, and it must needs be so for many reasons.
Now besides this desire of things necessarie, there is a desire of superfluitie and excesse: this desire proceeds not from nature but from lust; because we desire such a degree of wealth, either to raise our estates, or that we may bestow it on our lusts and pleasures; that like the rich Glutton, Luke, 16. We may be well clad and fare deliciously every day. Many mens lives are nothing else but playing and eating, eating and playing, and are led alwayes in this circuit: To desire wealth to this or any other