In the house of the Righteous is much treasure, his house, what house? it may be a poor Cottage, perhaps he hath scarce a stool to sit on▪ perhaps he is fain to sit upon a stump of wood, a piece of a block, instead of a stool▪ or perhaps he hath scarce a bed to lye upon, or a dish to eat in yet saith the Holy Ghost, In the house of the righteous is much treasure: Let the righteous man be the poorest man in the world: It may be there are some that hath come and taken all the goods out of his house for debt; perhaps his house is plundered and ⟨p. 19⟩all is gone, yet still, In the house of the righteous is much treasure, the righteous man can never be brought to be so poor, to have his house rifled and spoiled, but there will remain much treasure within, if he hath but a dish or a spoon or any thing in the world in his house there will be much treasure, so long as he is there, there is the presence of God and the blessing of God upon him, and therein is much treasure; but in the revenues of the wicked there is trouble: There is more treasure in the poorest bodies house, if he be godly, then in the house of the greatest man in the world, that hath his brave hangings, and brave wrought beds, and chairs, and couches, and cupboards of plate, and the like; what ever he hath, he hath not so much treasure in it, as in the house of the poorest righteous soul; therefore in a verse, or two after my text, no marvel though Paul (saith he) was Content, you shall see in Phil. 4. 18. But I have all, and abound, I am full. I have all? Alas poor man what had Paul that could make him say he had all; where was there ever man more afflicted then Paul was? many times he had not tatters to hang about his body, to cover his nakedness, he had not bread to eat, he was often in nakedness, and put in the stocks, and whipped and cruelly used, yet I have all (saith Paul) for all that. Yea you shall have it in 2 Cor. 6. 10. he professes there, That he did possess all things, as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing, as poor, yet making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing all things, but mark what he saith, it is, As having nothing, but it is Possessing all things. He doth not say, as possessing all things, but possessing all things; it is very little I have in the world, but yet possessing all things:
In the house of the Righteous is much treasure, his house, what house? it may be a poor Cottage, perhaps he hath scarce a stoole to sit on▪ perhaps he is fain to sit upon a stump of wood, a piece of a block, instead of a stool▪ or perhaps he hath scarce a bed to lye upon, or a dish to eat in yet saith the Holy Ghost, In the house of the righteous is much treasure: Let the righteous man be the poorest man in the world: It may be there are some that hath come and taken all the goods out of his house for debt; perhaps his house is plundered and ⟨p. 19⟩all is gon, yet still, In the house of the righteous is much treasure, the righteous man can never be brought to be so poor, to have his house rifled and spoiled, but there will remain much treasure within, if he hath but a dish or a spoon or any thing in the world in his house there will be much treasure, so long as he is there, there is the presence of God and the blessing of God upon him, and therein is much treasure; but in the revenues of the wicked there is trouble: There is more treasure in the poorest bodies house, if he be godly, then in the house of the greatest man in the world, that hath his brave hangings, and brave wrought beds, and chairs, and couches, and cubbords of plate, and the like; what ever he hath, he hath not so much treasure in it, as in the house of the poorest righteous soul; therefore in a verse, or two after my text, no mervail though Paul (saith he) was Content, you shall see in Phil. 4. 18. But I have all, and abound, I am full. I have all? Alas poor man what had Paul that could make him say he had all; where was there ever man more afflicted then Paul was? many times he had not tatters to hang about his body, to cover his nakednesse, he had not bread to eate, he was often in nakednesse, and put in the stocks, and whipt and cruelly used, yet I have all (saith Paul) for all that. Yea you shall have it in 2 Cor. 6. 10. he professes there, That he did possesse all things, as sorowful, yet alwaies rejoycing, as poor, yet making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing all things, but mark what he saith, it is, As having nothing, but it is Possessing all things. He doth not say, as possessing all things, but possessing all things; it is very little I have in the world, but yet possessing all things:
