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A caveat for the covetousA caveat for the couetous
A caveat for the covetous. Or, A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, upon the fourth of December, out of Luke. 12. 15. By William Whately, preacher of the word of God, in BanburyA caveat for the couetous. Or, A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, vpon the fourth of December, out of Luke. 12. 15. By William Whatelie, preacher of the word of God, in Banbury
London: printed by T. Snodham for Thomas Man, 1609
M. WHATELIES SERMON, PREACHED AT PAULS CROSS.M. VVHATELIES SERMON, PREACHED AT PAVLES CROSSE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now follows the last note of covetousness, and that is uniustice, or the using of injurious and indirect means to get wealth. For must it not needs be yielded, that he desireth wealth too much, which will dig to hell, & fall down to the devil for it? And what else is it, but a falling down to the Devil for it, when a man doth put the regard of obedience to God, of charity to his neighbour, of honesty in himself, behind the respect of enriching his estate; to all which things, doth he not manifestly prefer money that will do wrong to win it? God forbids ⟨p. 42⟩wrong, charity, honesty, and every mans conscience forbids it, only the Devil and lucre command it: Is he not worthy to be called a money-slave, and a slave to the devil, that will disobey all these, to serve the desire of being rich, for is not every man his servant to whom he doth obey? And doth he not obey lucre abjectly, that will rebel against the most high Lord, and the conscience his officer for these things sake?
Now folfows the last note of couetousnes, and that is vniustice, or the vsing of iniurious and indirect meanes to get wealth. For must it not needes be yeelded, that hee desireth wealth too much, which will dig to hell, & fall downe to the diuell for it? And what else is it, but a falling downe to the Diuell for it, when a man doth put the regard of obedience to God, of charitie to his neighbour, of honestie in himselfe, behinde the respect of enriching his estate; to al which things, doth he not manifestly prefer mony that wil do wrong to win it? God forbids ⟨p. 42⟩wrong, charitie, honestie, and euery mans conscience forbids it, onely the Diuell and lucre commaund it: Is hee not worthy to be called a money-slaue, and a slaue to the diuel, that wil disobey all these, to serue the desire of being rich, for is not euery man his seruant to whom he doth obey? And doth he not obey lucre abiectly, that will rebell against the most high Lord, and the conscience his officer for these things sake?
So then every man is so far forth covetous as unjust in his dealings.