Durable riches. Two brief discourses, occasioned by the impoverishing blast of heaven, which the…

Christians, You have still Gold enough, so long as you have not Lost the Almighty God: Unless you will say, that Gold was your God; and then I did amiss to call you Christians. Indeed, when Micah had Lost something, he cried out, Ye have taken away my Gods, and what have I more? Yea, but in the midst of all your Losses, dare you utter or mutter such a word as that, Ye have taken away my Gods? Then truly might you say, I have Lost all, I have no more. Whereas, you have a God, an All-sufficient God, an Everlasting God, still to Friend: and so you may sing the Song of the Prophet over all, Tho' the Fields shall yield no meat, and the Flock shall be cut off from the Fold, yet I will Rejoice in the Lord, and will Joy in the God of my Salvation. When that Excellent Person, Galeacius Caracciolus, had Lost a brave Living, he said unto some that Visited him, That mans Money may perish with him, who counts all the Riches in the World, worth one Days Communion with God in Christ. Why, though you have Lost never so much, yet sure, you have not Lost your Communion with God, or at least, your Liberty for that Communion. So, your Losses are but like the spilling of a Cup of Water, to him that has ⟨p. 22⟩a Living and a Running Fountain at his Door. I say then, Be cheerful; Al may be well yet; yea, All is well, for all this.

Christians, You have still Gold enough, so long as you have not Lost the Almighty God: Unless you will say, that Gold was your God; and then I did amiss to call you Christians. Indeed, when Micah had Lost something, he cry'd out, Ye have taken away my Gods, and what have I more? Yea, but in the midst of all your Losses, dare you utter or mutter such a word as that, Ye have taken away my Gods? Then truly might you say, I have Lost all, I have no more. VVhereas, you have a God, an Alsufficient God, an Everlasting God, still to Friend: and so you may sing the Song of the Prophet over all, Tho' the Fields shall yield no meat, and the Flock shall be cut off from the Fold, yet I will Rejoyce in the Lord, and will Joy in the God of my Salvation. VVhen that Excellent Person, Galeacius Caracciolus, had Lost a brave Living, he said unto some that Visited him, That mans Money may perish with him, who counts all the Riches in the World, worth one Dayes Communion with God in Christ. VVhy, though you have Lost never so much, yet sure, you have not Lost your Communion with God, or at least, your Liberty for that Communion. So, your Losses are but like the spilling of a Cup of VVater, to him that has