Obeying the world
To serve mammon is, lastly, to obey the world by outwardly conforming to its maxims and customs, to walk as other men walk, in the common road, in the broad, smooth, beaten path, to be in the fashion, to follow a multitude (Exodus 23:2), to do like the rest of our neighbors, that is, to do the will of the flesh and the mind, to gratify our appetites and inclinations, to sacrifice to ourselves, aim at our own ease and pleasure in the general course both of our words and actions.
1771 text
11. To serve mammon is, lastly, to obey the world, by outwardly conforming to its maxims and customs; to walk as other men walk, in the common road, in the broad, smooth, beaten path; to be in the fashion, to follow a multitude; to do like the rest of our neighbours; that is, to do the will of the flesh and the mind, to gratify our appetites and inclinations: to sacrifice to ourselves; aim at our own ease and pleasure, in the general course both of our words and actions.
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 29 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 6:24-34.
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