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honour_v his_o riches_n and_o be_v a_o servant_n yea_o rather_o a_o slave_n to_o his_o riches_n whereas_o he_o shall_v serve_v his_o god_n but_o i_o say_v to_o thou_o pretend_v to_o serve_v god_n as_o thou_o will_v thou_o shall_v not_o serve_v god_n and_o riches_n both_o for_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n mean_v that_o when_o once_o thou_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o thy_o riches_n thou_o bid_v god_n farewell_n for_o thou_o will_v be_v content_a rather_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o riches_n worship_v they_o then_o to_o serve_v god_n as_o he_o command_v thou_o in_o his_o word_n brethren_n you_o may_v ask_v of_o i_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o will_v adore_v his_o riches_n for_o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n that_o will_v adore_v any_o idol_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v what_o rich_a man_n will_v fall_v down_o to_o a_o piece_n of_o money_n i_o say_v there_o be_v never_o a_o idolater_n take_v great_a pleasure_n to_o look_v on_o a_o grave_a image_n than_o a_o avaritious_a man_n money_n 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12._o vers_fw-la 9_o what_o idolater_n 12._o luk._n 12._o have_v great_a confidence_n in_o any_o thing_n than_o this_o man_n have_v in_o his_o riches_n the_o avaritious_a man_n then_o can_v have_v his_o confidence_n in_o nothing_o but_o in_o his_o riches_n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o to_o timothy_n chap._n 6._o vers_fw-la 17._o the_o apostle_n say_v charge_v the_o rich_a man_n in_o this_o world_n that_o they_o be_v not_o proud_a nor_o put_v their_o confidence_n in_o uncertain_a riches_n and_o david_n in_o the_o 62._o psalm_n vers_fw-la 10._o say_v if_o riches_n abound_v set_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o they_o david_n know_v well_o that_o man_n will_v make_v a_o god_n of_o his_o riches_n well_o if_o he_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o his_o riches_n and_o do_v worship_n and_o honour_v they_o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n for_o wherein_o stand_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o in_o put_v of_o confidence_n which_o be_v the_o inward_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o he_o do_v not_o thou_o then_o 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