A65285:2564
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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4. A Man is given to Covetousness, when he doth so set his Heart upon worldly things, that for the love of them he will part with Heavenly. For the Wedge of Gold he will part with the Pearl of Price. The Young Man in the Gospel, when Christ said, Sell all, and come and follow me; Abiit trist is, He went away sorrowful, Matth. 19.22. He would rather part with Christ, than with his Earthly Possessions. Cardinal Bourbon said, He would for go his part in Paradise, if he might keep his Cardinalship in Paris. When it comes to a critical point, that Men must either relinquish their Estate or Christ, and they will rather part with Christ and a good Conscience, than with their Estate, it is a clear Case they are possessed with the Devil of Covetousness.
4. A Man is given to Covetousness, when he doth so set his Heart upon worldly things, that for the love of them he will part with Heavenly. For the Wedge of Gold he will part with the Pearl of Price. The Young Man in the Gospel, when Christ said, Sell all, and come and follow me; Abiit trist is, He went away sorrowful, Matth. 19.22. He would rather part with Christ, than with his Earthly Possessions. Cardinal Burbon said, He would for go his part in Paradise, if he might keep his Cardinalship in Paris. When it comes to a critical point, that Men must either relinquish their Estate or Christ, and they will rather part with Christ and a good Conscience, than with their Estate, it is a clear Case they are possessed with the Devil of Covetousness.
5. A Man is given to Covetousness, when he over-loads himself with worldly Business. He hath many Irons in the Fire; he is in this Sense a Pluralist, he takes so much business upon him, that he cannot find time to serve God; he hath scarce time to eat his Meat, but no time to Pray. When a Man doth over-charge himself with the World, and as Martha, cumber himself about many things, that he cannot have time for his Soul, sure he is under the Power of Covetousness.