A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties

In the second place I answer, that though many are poor who are godly, yet their godliness is not the cause of their poverty; seeing it only findeth, but not maketh them to be in this penurious estate. For when the Gospel is preached, the poor rather receive it then the rich, seeing the little comfort which they have in earthly things, doeth make them to seek for it in spiritual and heavenly; whereas the abundance of the rich entangleth their hearts in the snares of worldly love, choketh in them the seed of Gods Word, and maketh them to neglect the means of their salvation. Thirdly, I answer, that godliness is a cause and means of riches, and not of poverty, seeking it hath the promises of this life, and that ¹which is to come; and God hath undertaken (who is able and all-sufficient) seeing the earth is his, and all that therein is, and most true and infallible in ⟨p. 852⟩²his Word) that nothing which is good, shall be wanting unto those that ³fear and serve him; that if we will first seek his Kingdom and righteousness, all other things shall be cast upon us; that he will withhold no good thing from them that walk uprightly. That if we will cease to do evil, and learn