The whole city of London uses the words rich and good as equivalent terms. All the world is agreed, A thousand pound supplies The want of twenty thousand qualities. And not only praise, whether deserved or undeserved, but every thing about him tends to inspire and increase pride. Such a tendency have riches to beget and nourish every temper that is contrary to the love of God. Nearly related to anger, if not rather a species of it, are fretfulness and peevishness.
All experience shows that they are.
Yet the Scripture cannot be broken. Come to particulars. Because they no longer deny themselves and take up their daily cross. You need more plain dealing than any men in the world, and you meet with less. No man living, that either hopes to gain anything by your favour, or fears to lose anything by your displeasure.