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<p> Too long a period of fair weather in the [[Italian]] valleys creates such a superabundance of dust that the traveller sighs for a shower. He is smothered, his clothes are white, his eyes smart, the grit even grates between his teeth and finds its way down his throat; welcome are the rain clouds, as they promise to abate the nuisance. [[Prosperity]] long continued breeds a plague of dust even more injurious, for it almost blinds the spirit and insinuates itself into the soul; a shower or two of grief proves a mighty blessing, for it deprives the things of earth of somewhat of their smothering power. A [[Christian]] making money fast is just a man in a cloud of dust, it will fill his eyes if he be not careful. A Christian full of worldly care is in the same condition, and had need look to it lest he be choked with earth. Afflictions might almost be prayed for if we never had them, even as in long stretches of fair weather men beg for rain to lay the dust. </p> | Evils Ofprosperity: <ref name="term_76015" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Too long a period of fair weather in the [[Italian]] valleys creates such a superabundance of dust that the traveller sighs for a shower. He is smothered, his clothes are white, his eyes smart, the grit even grates between his teeth and finds its way down his throat; welcome are the rain clouds, as they promise to abate the nuisance. [[Prosperity]] long continued breeds a plague of dust even more injurious, for it almost blinds the spirit and insinuates itself into the soul; a shower or two of grief proves a mighty blessing, for it deprives the things of earth of somewhat of their smothering power. [[A]] [[Christian]] making money fast is just a man in a cloud of dust, it will fill his eyes if he be not careful. [[A]] Christian full of worldly care is in the same condition, and had need look to it lest he be choked with earth. [[Afflictions]] might almost be prayed for if we never had them, even as in long stretches of fair weather men beg for rain to lay the dust. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76015"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/charles-spurgeon-s-illustration-collection/prosperity:+evils+of Evils Ofprosperity: from Charles Spurgeon's Illustration Collection]</ref> | <ref name="term_76015"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/charles-spurgeon-s-illustration-collection/prosperity:+evils+of Evils Ofprosperity: from Charles Spurgeon's Illustration Collection]</ref> | ||
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Evils Ofprosperity: [1]
Too long a period of fair weather in the Italian valleys creates such a superabundance of dust that the traveller sighs for a shower. He is smothered, his clothes are white, his eyes smart, the grit even grates between his teeth and finds its way down his throat; welcome are the rain clouds, as they promise to abate the nuisance. Prosperity long continued breeds a plague of dust even more injurious, for it almost blinds the spirit and insinuates itself into the soul; a shower or two of grief proves a mighty blessing, for it deprives the things of earth of somewhat of their smothering power. A Christian making money fast is just a man in a cloud of dust, it will fill his eyes if he be not careful. A Christian full of worldly care is in the same condition, and had need look to it lest he be choked with earth. Afflictions might almost be prayed for if we never had them, even as in long stretches of fair weather men beg for rain to lay the dust.
