The Danger of Prosperity
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
In The Danger of Prosperity, Puritan William Bates (1625-1699) insightfully teaches Christians how wealth, honor, and fame often contribute to the downfall of the unwary. He challenges his readers with the tender encouragement of a shepherd to carefully consider the ways in which the abuse of prosperity is both deadly and destructive. He provides numerous helps that Christians who enjoy God’s hand of blessing can use to avoid its sinful abuse and improve it to God’s glory and their eternal advantage.
This classic work has been carefully prepared for the enjoyment of a new generation of Christian readers. Previously available only as part of a “complete works” lithograph from the early 19th century, this edition has been carefully prepared by the editor of The Digital Puritan. Includes a biographical preface by James Marsh.
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- Teaches Christians how wealth, honor, and fame often contribute to the downfall of the unwary
- Challenges readers to carefully consider the ways in which prosperity that is abused is both fatal and destructive
- Provides numerous helps that Christians who enjoy God’s hand of blessing can use to avoid its sinful abuse
- 1. Prosperity abused is fatal and destructive to foolish sinners
- 2. It is folly and madness above all wonder when sinners abuse the blessings of God to their destruction
- 3. The justice, certainty, and heaviness of destruction that shall seize on foolish sinners that abuse prosperity is considered
- 4. How to avoid the evils that usually attend prosperity and improve it to our eternal advantage
- Title: The Danger of Prosperity
- Author: William Bates
- Publisher: Digital Puritan Press
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Pages: 116
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781463506643, 1463506643
- Resource ID: LLS:DNGRPRSPRTY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-24T16:34:06Z