The bank of heaven
The true way of employing what you do not want yourselves you may, fourthly, learn from those words of our Lord, which are the counterpart of what went before: Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupts, and where thieves do not break through and steal (Matthew 6:20). Put out whatever you can spare upon better security than this world can afford. Lay up your treasures in the bank of heaven, and God shall restore them in that day. He who has pity upon the poor lends to the Lord, and what he lays out, it shall be paid him again (Proverbs 19:17). Place that, says he, to my account. However, you owe me your own self also (Philemon 1:19).
1771 text
26. The true way of employing what you do not want yourselves, you may, fourthly learn from those words of our Lord, which are the counterpart of what went before: Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven; where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break thro’ and steal. Put out whatever thou canst spare, upon better security than this world can afford. Lay up thy treasures in the bank of heaven: and God shall restore them in that day. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, and look what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Place that, saith he, unto my account. Howbeit! thou owest me thine own self also!
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 28 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 6:19-23.
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