Author: Robert South

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Published: 2015-07-02

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9781330558799

Excerpt from Sermons, Vol. 3 of 7: Preached Upon Several Occasion 3. The way how we are dehorted from it; Take heed and beware, 306. For it is very apt to prevail upon us, by its near resemblance to virtue, 307. the plausibility of its pleas, 308. the reputation it generally gives in the world, 311. And there is a great difficulty in removing it, 313. 2dly, The reason of that dehortation, 288, 318. that a mans life consistent not in the abundance of the things which he possesscth, 318. Recause, 1. In the getting of them men are put upon the greatest toils and labours, 320. run the greatest dangers, 322. commit die greatest sins, 326. And, 2. When they are gotten, are attended with excessive cares, 328. with an insatiable desire of getting more, 331. arc exposed to many temptations, 333. to the malice and envy of all about them, 335. 3. The possession of earthly riches is not able to remove those things which chiefly render men miserable, 337. such as affect his mind, 337. or his body, 338. 4. The greatest happiness this life is capable of, may be enjoyed without tliat abundance, 341. SERMON XLVIII. NO MAN EVER WENT TO HEAVEN, WHOSE HEART WAS NOT THERE BEFORE. . Matthew vi. 21. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. P. 348. These words concerning man's heart's being fixed upon his treasure or chief good, 348. may be considered, 1st, As an entire proposition in themselves, 349. 1. Supposing, that every man has something which lie accounts his treasure, 350. which appears from the activity of his mind, 350. and the method of his acting, 352. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.