...all thefe things lhall be added unto " you." TH* DANGER OF PROSPERITY, SERMON 29. PRoVERBS xxx. 9. lest I be full and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord? Ort lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God m, vain, — I PROCEED now to confiderthe...

...and if I should be so vain as to think riches will be no snare to me, 9 disajipoint my expectations : Lest I be full, and deny [thee,] and say, Who [is] the LORD ? lest I become ungodly and irreligious : or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God...

...in an arm of flesh. The reason given by Agur, in the Book of Proverbs, for not asking riches, was " lest I be " full, and deny thee, and say who is the " Lord ?" This disposition of mind, however, is very inconsistent with the present condition of human nature....

...from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed mo with food convenient for me, lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, " Who is the Lord f" .or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Proverbs, xxs. 1, 8, 9. KEEP...

...from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; teed me with food convenient for me : 9 o wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigai Lo n D ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 10 Accuse not a servant...

...practices. («) Give me, 0 Lord, neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me ; lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? 01 lest I be poor, and steal, and take the Same of my God in vain. SELF-DENIAL and MORTIFICATION....

...to have been fully aware of the pride and arrogance which riches too often inspire, when he says, " lest I be full and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord ?" and of the temptations to which want and distress are exposed, when he says, " lest I become poor...

...to atheism, that a wise and holy saint earnestly deprecated it as a pernicious snare: " Give me not riches, lest I be full and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord?" Prov. SO. 9. The carnal heart, in the full fruition of the world, is apt to ascribe all to the course...

...for different trials and temptations. Affluence exposes to atheism and infidelity. Hence Agur prayed, Give me neither poverty, nor riches: lest I be full and deny thee. Prosperity induces self-confidence, voluptuousness, and satisfaction with temporal enjoyments. Hence...

...that offered it? 1. He gave a reason for his prayer. Insane men do not reason much. Hear the reason: " Lest I be full and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord ?" Hence he would not be rich. Now if riches cause men to deny and disregard God — if they magnify...