{"number":86,"title":null,"part":null,"questions":[86],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"Is discontent a sin?","answer":"Yes. The foolishness of man perverteth his way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The foolishness of man perverteth his way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord,","proofs":["Proverbs 19:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 19:3","osis":["Prov.19.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Can it make our condition better?","answer":"No. For which of you can by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For which of you can by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature,","proofs":["Matthew 6:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 6:27","osis":["Matt.6.27"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And will it certainly make it worse?","answer":"Yes. All this availeth me nothing so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in the king’s gate,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"All this availeth me nothing so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in the king’s gate,","proofs":["Esther 5:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Esther 5:13","osis":["Esth.5.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is it a sin to undervalue present mercies?","answer":"Yes. As those did who despised the pleasant land,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"As those did who despised the pleasant land,","proofs":["Psalm 106:24"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 106:24","osis":["Ps.106.24"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Or to aggravate present afflictions?","answer":"Yes. As Hezekiah, who said, I reckoned till morning, that as a lion, so will he break all my bones,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"As Hezekiah, who said, I reckoned till morning, that as a lion, so will he break all my bones,","proofs":["Isaiah 38:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 38:13","osis":["Isa.38.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is a discontented spirit from Satan?","answer":"Yes. Yea hath God said ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Yea hath God said ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden,","proofs":["Genesis 3:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:1","osis":["Gen.3.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is a brand of ignominy affixed to it?","answer":"Yes. These are murmurers, complainers,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"These are murmurers, complainers,","proofs":["Jude 16"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jude 16","osis":["Jude.1.16"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And is a curse entailed upon it?","answer":"Yes. Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied,","proofs":["Psalm 59:15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 59:15","osis":["Ps.59.15"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is envy a sin?","answer":"Yes. Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in strife and envying,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in strife and envying,","proofs":["Romans 13:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 13:13","osis":["Rom.13.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is it a sin for the wicked to envy the just?","answer":"Yes. They shall see and be ashamed, for their envy at thy people,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"They shall see and be ashamed, for their envy at thy people,","proofs":["Isaiah 26:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 26:11","osis":["Isa.26.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Or for the just to envy the wicked?","answer":"Yes. Envy not the oppresser,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Envy not the oppresser,","proofs":["Proverbs 3:31"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 3:31","osis":["Prov.3.31"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And is it a sin to envy for the sake of others?","answer":"Yes. Envyest thou for my sake?","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Envyest thou for my sake?","proofs":["Numbers 11:29"],"refs":[{"printed":"Numbers 11:29","osis":["Num.11.29"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is covetousness a great sin?","answer":"Yes. Covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints,","proofs":["Ephesians 5:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 5:3","osis":["Eph.5.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And a great vexation?","answer":"Yes. For he that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For he that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver,","proofs":["Ecclesiastes 5:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ecclesiastes 5:10","osis":["Eccl.5.10"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is it a hurt to our families?","answer":"Yes. He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house,","proofs":["Proverbs 15:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 15:27","osis":["Prov.15.27"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And an injury to our neighbours?","answer":"Yes. Thus Ahab’s covetousness caused Naboth’s murder,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thus Ahab’s covetousness caused Naboth’s murder,","proofs":["1 Kings 21:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Kings 21:1","osis":["1Kgs.21.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And above all an affront to God?","answer":"Yes. For it is he that maketh poor and maketh rich,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For it is he that maketh poor and maketh rich,","proofs":["1 Samuel 2:7"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Samuel 2:7","osis":["1Sam.2.7"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is it a sin that rarely goes unpunished in this world?","answer":"Yes. For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth and smote him,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth and smote him,","proofs":["Isaiah 57:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 57:17","osis":["Isa.57.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"But will it be severely punished in the world to come?","answer":"Yes. For the covetous shall not inherit the kingdom of God,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For the covetous shall not inherit the kingdom of God,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 6:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 6:9","osis":["1Cor.6.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Should we therefore strive against it?","answer":"Yes. Thou, O man of God, flee these things,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thou, O man of God, flee these things,","proofs":["1 Timothy 6:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Timothy 6:11","osis":["1Tim.6.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And pray against it?","answer":"Yes. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Incline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness,","proofs":["Psalm 119:36"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 119:36","osis":["Ps.119.36"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"May we desire unlawful enjoyments?","answer":"No. We must not lust after evil things,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"We must not lust after evil things,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 10:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 10:6","osis":["1Cor.10.6"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Or lawful enjoyments inordinately?","answer":"No. Labour not for the meat that perisheth,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Labour not for the meat that perisheth,","proofs":["John 6:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 6:27","osis":["John.6.27"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Doth all sin begin in the desires of the heart?","answer":"Yes. For sinners walk in the way of their heart,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For sinners walk in the way of their heart,","proofs":["Ecclesiastes 11:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ecclesiastes 11:9","osis":["Eccl.11.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Should we therefore keep a constant watch over it?","answer":"Yes. Keep thine heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Keep thine heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life,","proofs":["Proverbs 4:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 4:23","osis":["Prov.4.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}