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ciency as may denominate him rich, and 

 free him from fuch neceffities, whether real 

 or imaginary, as others of his rank are lia- 

 ble to. 



i. 'Riches are propofed in Scripture as a 

 Reward or Bleffing to them that fear God, 

 and keep his Commandments. It is faid of 

 Wifdom, that is the fear of God, which in 

 feveral places of Scripture is faid to be the 

 beginning of Wifdom, or the chief Wifdom ; 

 nay, Wifdom it felf, Job x8.x8. And unto 

 man he faid^ Behold^ the fear of the Lord^ 

 that is Wifdom ; and to depart from evil is 

 underftandmg. Prov. 3.16. That length of 

 days are in her right hand, and in her left 

 hand riches and honour ^ &c. c.8. 18. Riches 

 and honour are with me ; yea^ durable riches^ 

 &c. And again, #.xi. That I may catife 

 thofe that love me to inherit fubjtance^ and 

 I will Jill their treafnres. Pfal. 34. 9. They 

 that fear the Lord^ there is no want to them. 

 Levit. x6. 3, &c. God promifes to the If- 

 raelites, if they will walk in his Statutes, 

 and keep his Commandments, a confluence 

 of all worldly Bleflings ; and the like in 

 <Deut. 18. The Apoftle tells us, i Tim. 4. 8, 

 That Godlinefs hath the promifes as well of 

 this ///, as of that which is to come. 



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