The Godly Man's Picture

1. Let us beware of covetousness, 2 Tim. 3. 2. Men shall be covetous, ver. 5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power. One of Christs own Apostles was caught with a ⟨p. 302⟩silver bait: Covetousness will make a man betray a good cause, and make shipwreck of a good Conscience. I have read of some in the time of the Emperor Valens, who denied the Christian Faith, to prevent the confiscation of their goods.

1. Let us beware of covetousness, 2 Tim. 3. 2. Men shall be covetous, ver. 5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power. One of Christs own Apostles was caught with a ⟨p. 302⟩silver bait: Covetousness will make a man betray a good cause, and make shipwrack of a good Conscience. I have read of some in the time of the Emperour Valens, who denied the Christian Faith, to prevent the confiscation of their goods.

2. Beware of unbelief, Heb. 3. 12. Take heed least there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. No evil like an evil heart, no evil heart like an unbelieving heart; why so? It makes men depart from the blessed God; he that believes nor Gods mercy, will not dread his Justice; Infidelity is the Nurse of Apostasy; therefore unbelieving and unstable go together, Psal. 78. 22. They believed not in God, ver. 41. They turned back and tempted God.

2. Beware of unbelief, Heb. 3. 12. Take heed least there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. No evil like an evil heart, no evil heart like an unbelieving heart; why so? It makes men depart from the blessed God; he that believes nor Gods mercy, will not dread his Justice; Infidelity is the Nurse of Apostasie; therefore unbelieving and unstable go together,