A commentary upon the epistle of Saint Paul written to the Colossians. PreachedA commentary vpon the epistle of Saint Paule written to the Colossians. Preached

First, by covetousness is not only meant when any do wrest and wring whatsoever they can lay hold on. As the Prophet (Jeremiah 8.) saith, They get their goods falsely: But there is besides an other thing, when they have an earnest desire of the muck of the world, which cannot be satisfied, as the Prophet Isaiah saith, They desire to join house to house, &c. signifying¹ an excessive desire of riches, which cannot be satisfied.

First, by couetousnesse is not onely meant when any do wrest and wring whatsoeuer they can lay hold on. As the Prophet (Ieremy 8.) saith, They get their goods falsely: But there is besides an other thing, when they haue an earnest desire of the muck of the world, which cannot bee satisfied, as the Prophet Esay saith, They desire to ioyne house to house, &c. signifying¹ an excessiue desire of riches, which cannot bee satisfied.

1. 1Isaiah 5. 8.Esay 5. 8.

But further, another covetousness, which here is to be abhorred, when a man rejoiceth in his riches, and takes them to be his credit or honour, as in Job 31. where he purgeth himself, as of trusting in his riches, so also of his rejoicing in his riches, though he was the richest man in all that country.

But further, another coueteousnesse, which here is to bee abhorred, when a man reioyseth in his riches, and takes them to be his credit or honour, as in Iob 31. where hee purgeth himselfe, as of trusting in his ricches, so also of his reioysing in his riches, though he was the richest man in all that country.