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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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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.
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 Sence 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.
6. He is given to Covetousness, whose Heart is so set upon the World, that to get it he cares not what unlawful indirect means he useth; he will have the World per fas & nefas: He will wrong and defraud, and raise his Estate upon the Ruins of another. Hos. 12.7, 8. The Balances of Deceit are in his Hand, he loveth to oppress. And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich. Pope Sylvester the Second did sell his Soul to the Devil for a Popedom.
6. He is given to Covetousness, whose Heart is so set upon the World, that to get it he cares not what unlawful indirect means he useth; he will have the World per fas & nefas: He will wrong and defraud, and raise his Estate upon the Ruines of another. Hos. 12.7, 8. The Ballances of Deceit are in his Hand, he loveth to oppress. And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich. Pope Sylvester the Second did sell his Soul to the Devil for a Popedom.