1. Wealth.
GOD hath promised his people such a portion of earthly goods, as shall be needfull for their more comfortable living in this world.
Riches and honour are with mee, yea durable riches and righteous∣nesse.
A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...
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- A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...
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- Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.
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- 1641.
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- God -- Promises.
- Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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"A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47631.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.
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My fruit is better then gold, yea then fine gold, and my revenue then choice silver, Pro. 8.18, 19.
The blessing of the LORD maketh rich, and hee addeth no sorrow with it, Pro. 10.22. The LORD often promiseth plenty, that the land shall yeeld her fruit, that hee will give them raine in due season, that there should be none barren but he would encrease them in all their substance,* 1.1 both ground and cattell, that they should eate old store, that threshing should reach unto * 1.2 vintage. Ezek. 36.30. Ioel 2.23, 24, 25. Levit. 26.4, 5, 10. & 25.19. See Deut. 28. from 2. to 15. and Chap. 7. from 12. to 17. Psal. 23. Psal. 128. Pro. 3.9, 10, 16, 17, 18. and Chap. 8.21. 1 Chron. 29.12.
Those that waite upon the LORD shall inherit the earth, Psal. 37.9. the like is in the 11, 22, 29, 34. ver∣ses, and Mat. 5.5.
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A good man leaveth an inhe∣ritance to his childrens children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the * 1.3 Iust, Pro. 13.22. Wealth and riches shall be in his house, Psal. 112.3. In the house of the righteous is much treasure, Pro. 15.6. Thou shalt lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes, thou shalt have plenty of silver, Job 22.24, 25. That was a speciall promise made to the people of Israel at their returne; They shall flow to∣gether to the goodnesse of the Lord for wheate, and for wine, and for oyle, and for the young of the flocke and for the heard, &c. Jer. 31.12. I will open unto you the windowes of heaven, and powre you out a blessing that there shall not be roome to receive it, Ma∣lac. 3.10.
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* 1.1
1 Cor. 9.6. Pro. ••1.23. Esay 60, 17
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* 1.2
Pestican, Osia••der, Iuni••a, Va∣tablu••, Lo∣rinus, Cor∣nelius a Lap. doe under∣stand this promise touching the gene∣rall blessing of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and plenty to this people in this land, whilest they walked in obedience to Gods Commandements, so Amos 9.13.
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Ps. 135.11, 12. & 136 21 22.