The cabinet of wealth, or, The temple of wisdom : including our Celestial touchstone : containing a never-failing method to obtain and acquire riches, wisdom, knowledge, wealth, dignities, honour, health, pleasure, happiness, and felicity, both in this world, & in that which is to come : with other matter equally profitable and curious : being a complete directory to an inexhaustable treasury : beautifully adorned with the flowers of literature & the essence of divinity : with a description of the happy man / by Dr. Parkins.

  • Parkins, John.
Date:
1812
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Credit: The cabinet of wealth, or, The temple of wisdom : including our Celestial touchstone : containing a never-failing method to obtain and acquire riches, wisdom, knowledge, wealth, dignities, honour, health, pleasure, happiness, and felicity, both in this world, & in that which is to come : with other matter equally profitable and curious : being a complete directory to an inexhaustable treasury : beautifully adorned with the flowers of literature & the essence of divinity : with a description of the happy man / by Dr. Parkins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    26, '28. xvi, 5. xvii, 15. xx, 10. xxi^ 27. xxxix, 27. Luke XYiy 1.5. Rev, xxi, 27 Rom. viii, 4—R, i 3, 14,) ; therefore we find that many who call themsel /es Chris- tianSf have in reality no niore right or title to tliat name, than the Heathen^ Tiirk^ Hotiejitot^ or Infidel; and even those who are christians will only keep their titles good by great diligence, hard daily labour, and industry; having continually three strong and most powerful enemies, who are daily and hourly seeking their ruin and destruction ; but in order that you may know them and guard against them, I will nowset them before you : —the first is the Devil, who goeth about like a roaring lion., seeking whom he may devour'' (I Peter v, 8, 9, Zech, HI, I, 9.. Rev. xuy 10. I John iii, 8. John viii, 44, 45. Matt, xiii, 39. Luke viii, 12. Eph i ;, 27. I Tim. iii, 6, 7 Heb^ ii, 14. James i r, 7. ^cts xiii, 10.) —our second enemy, thatalso daily conreth out againstus in order to complete our ruin and destruction, is the World (John .^7, 18, 19^ I J^n ii, 15—17. Eccles^ v, 10, n. I John 19- Jam^^ iv, 4, 17 v, 1~*5, GaL i, 4 )- and our third strong and potent enemy is an enemy near home, who is also daily and hourly watching for ^very opportunity to complete our ruin and destruction both in this world and also in that which is to come, which is the Flesh {Rom. viii, 6 — 13. GaL v, 16-*26. Rom. vii, 18, 23, 24. James i, 14, i5. I Tim. vi, 9 - 19, Col. iii, 5--10.)—and our fourth and last enemy is Death (I Cor. xv, 2f^, 35, 36.) ; therefore perhaps you will find it a more laborious work, and also much more difficult to learn how to become a Christian, than you wereheretoforeavvareof. ThewordChristian implies atrue and most faithful follower and disciple of Jesus Ciirist. For these great, powerful, and mighty enemies will always find you work enough every da. , and will also teach you the great necessity of putting on the whole fitrmow of God {Eph. vi^ 11—18.) before you can become a christian, and also that the ^Vork is hard and