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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14996	A caveat for the couetous. Or, A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, vpon the fourth of December, out of Luke. 12. 15. By William Whatelie, preacher of the word of God, in Banbury; Caveat for the covetous.	Whately, William, 1583-1639.	1609 (1609)	STC 25300.5; ESTC S105709	57,700	142

it might to pursue after wealth and this is the originall of couetousnesse So is this foule euill begotten of the minde it is the darke and blind brood of an erronions and deluded iudgement And both these causes are laid open cleere enough before vs in the Scripture The first in Heb. 3. where hauing warned vs of couetousnes he saith for he hath said I will neuer leaue c. By this coherence sufficiently intimating that couetousnesse comes because one thinks God will not be sure enough to him but too quickly and lightly leaue him to himselfe And the second cause Christ notes in this Text saying for though a man haue much his life consists not in his wealth as if he had said you desire much wealth because you think it can make you liue more comfortably safely but indeed it cannot You see now the true causes of couetousnesse I know men are willing to make shew that this their desire of wealth is of better parentage but the truth is it is as I haue said the base brood of ignorance and errour Now come wee to shew the remedies of this sinne 2. The remedies 1 Apply the word to it in serious meditation and how it may be consumed out of vs First there are foure remedies in all The first is to meditate vpon the word of God that forbids it Applying the reproofes and threatnings and commaundements against any sin in the word of God to a mans owne soule by serious meditation is a common remedy against all sins and so also against this The word of God is the sword of the Spirit seruing to keep out all lusts from comming within vs and to cut wound and slay them to which purpose it is then effectuall when it is weelded as it ought by turning the precepts and reproofes of it into earnest complaints against our sins strong petitions for our selues before the Lord in secret Indeede lamentable experience driues vs to confesse that the word of God is of litle operation in most men for God whēce is this euen from their owne folly that out of their sinfull hollownes will not lay it as a plaister to the sores of the soule but bee this spoken in assurance of truth let the heart of euery godly man giue consent to it that whosoeuer hee be which takes the word of God in any perticular matter and alone betwixt God his own soule stands to consider saying Loe how plainly the Lord hath forbidden this sinne what sharp reproofes he hath vttered against it how great the danger is that he hath threatned shall arise from it why do I commit it why do I liue in it Doe I either not beleeue his word or not feare his displeasure And then turning himselfe vnto the Lord doth earnestly cry out against himselfe saying Ah Lord God how wicked haue I beene to break this thy law and to endanger my selfe to thine indignation and rush vpon thine anger so ouer-ventrously Now Lord giue more wisedome more grace strengthen me to do thy will which I see know but of my selfe cannot obey whosoeuer I say doth in this or the like manner spread the plaister of Gods word vpon his own heart let him count the promises of God but leasings if he finde it not able to heale any lust though neuer so cankered and inueterate to quell any corruption though neuer so strong and violent Doe thus therefore brethen for couetousnes we have shewed you sufficiently what an hurtfull and vnlawfull thing it is Enter into thy closet as Christ bids thee ponder of these things set downe your owne hearts with these reasons and conuince your selues of the wickednesse thereof and accuse your selues before God with indignation against your selues that are so basely enclining to this world when the Lord bids the contrary Yea and beseech him to strengthen and sanctifie your hearts now that seeing his will you may yeeld to it and that these reproofes may be present with your hearts to controll them and checke them sharply when they so offend that it would please him to encline your hearts to his testimonies and not vnto couetousnes and hee that thus doth constantly day by day or as often as occasion is let him be bold to promise to himselfe that the word will proue a word of life and power vnto him It will knock off these clogs of worldlines from his soule that his affections shal be no longer so fettered with them The second remedy against couetousnesse Get assurance of eternall life is to labour for more and more assurance of the fauour of God and euerlasting life through Iesus Christ his son and euery man must haue his happines and delight And if any mans hart be not set vpon the true felicitie it will be seduced by false one guilded vanitie or another will steale it away from him but let a christian endenour to make his calling and election sure and to be stedfastly resolute of this that God for his deare sonnes sake pardoning all his finnes wil beslow eternall happines vpon him cause him to raigne as a king with his Sonne in a throne of immortall glory where is no sin no sorrow no trouble nothing to grieue or vexe him but the fulnesse of ioy at Gods right hand for euermore and the sight and comfortable expectations of this estate will so rauish his heart and take vp his desires that this vile earth will appeare to be as it is and he shal be able out of his owne feeling to call it dung and ashes as the Apostle doth not suffering it to cary the name of a treasure in his estimation Yea and his soule from this maine ground will draw another conclusion of no lesse force to beat downe the rising of worldlines saying If God wil giue the flesh and bloud of his sonne to be the food of my soule wil not he giue me bread and drink to sustaine my body If his loue were so infinit that he spared not his most beloued and onely begotten sonne for my sake how shall he not with him giue mee all things He that will saue the soule will he not feed the body will he deny drosse that gaue gold will he say nay for a pibble that so liberally scattered pearls Nay sure if our Lord would giue Christ for vs and to vs for our saluation it were madnes to doubt whether he will giue earthly things for maintenance so farre as is good and further what Christian can wish them for God is alwayes suitable to himselfe in all his dealings Get good reasons to trust God with thy foule and thou wilt neuer feare thy body and thine estate Haue euidence strong enough for heauen and thine heart will not desire earth and much lesse doubt of hauing sufficient therein The third remedy against couetousnes is to consider aduisedly 3. Consider well Gods temporall promises of Gods gratious promises abundantly made and written in his