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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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Lastly, to desire superfluity must needs be• sinful, because we have an express command to the contrary. 1 Tim. 6.8. If we have food and raiment, let us therewith be content. This is the bound that God hath set us, we must not go beyond it. If it were lawful for any man to desire and have abundance, then it were lawful for Kings; yet God hath set limits to them. Deut: •7.17. He shall not multiply Horses nor Wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold, that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren: God hath set us down limits and bounds how far we should go, therefore to pass beyond them is sinful, but we pass beyond them, when as we desire superfluity, therefore the desire of superfluity is sinful.
Lastly, to desire superfluity must needs be• sinfull, because wee have an expresse command to the contrary. 1 Tim. 6.8. If wee have food and raiment, let vs therewith be content. This is the bound that God hath set us, we must not goe beyond it. If it were lawfull for any man to desire and have abundance, then it were lawfull for Kings; yet God hath set limits to them. Deut: •7.17. Hee shall not multiply Horses nor Wives to himselfe, that his heart turne not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himselfe silver and gold, that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren: God hath set us downe limits and bounds how farre wee should goe, therefore to passe beyond them is sinfull, but we passe beyond them, when as we desire superfluity, therefore the desire of superfluity is sinfull.
But may not a man use his calling to increase his wealth?1