,Spiritual PerféH oito Elate. They riß early , lye down late, and eat the bread of carefulnefs : They tack their Brains, wale their Strength, confume their Time ; they toil and tiro themfelves to gain the preterit World : For when Luft counfels and commands, Violence executes. Their Eyes and Hearts, their Aims and Endeavours, are concentered in the Earth. Who will 'hew as any good? is their unfatisfied inquiry. (i.) They are greedy and earneft to obtain great Riches ;. for they rneafure their Elates by their Defires. (2.) They will ufe all means, fair or fraudulent, to amals Wealth. The lucre of Gain is fo ravifhing, they will not make a Rand, but venture into a Houle infeaed with the Plague, to get Trea- Pure. 2. They are fordid in caving , and contradict all Divine and Humane Rights by robbing God, their Neighbours and themfelves, ofwhat is due to them. covetous Man robs God, the Proprietor ÿh negleaing to pay what he has referv'd for works of Piety- and Charity, as art acknowledgment , that all is from his Bounty : He robs the Poor, his deputed receivers : He defrauds himfelf ; for God beffows Riches for the fupport and coma; fort of our Lives , that We thay with Temperance and Thankfgivingenjoy his D 2 l&enfxtS 3 5
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