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<p>See here, 1. How <i>a good man’s</i> estate lasts: He <i>leaves an inheritance to his children’s children</i>. It is part of his praise that he is thoughtful for posterity, that he does not lay all out upon himself, but is in care to do well for those that come after him, not by withholding more than is meet, but by a prudent and decent frugality. He trains up his children to this, that they may leave it to their children; and especially he is careful, both by justice and charity, to obtain the blessing of God upon what he has, and to entail that blessing upon his children, without which the greatest industry and frugality will be in vain: <i>A good man</i>, by being good and doing good, by honouring the Lord with his substance and spending it in his service, secures it to his posterity; or, if he should not leave them much of this world’s goods, his prayers, his instructions, his good example, will be the best entail, and the promises of the covenant will be an inheritance to his <i>children’s children</i>, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.103.17" href="/passage/?search=Ps.103.17">Ps. 103:17</a>. 2. How it increases by the accession of <i>the wealth of the sinner</i> to it, for that <i>is laid up for the just</i>. If it be asked, How should good men grow so rich, who are not so eager upon the world as others are and who commonly suffer for their well-doing? It is here answered, God, in his providence, often brings into their hands that which wicked people had laid up for themselves. <i>The innocent shall divide the silver</i>, <a class="bibleref" title="Job.27.16,Job.27.17" href="/passage/?search=Job.27.16,Job.27.17"><span class="bibleref" title="Job.27.16">Job 27:16</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Job.27.17">17</span></a>. The Israelites shall spoil the Egyptians (<a class="bibleref" title="Exod.12.36" href="/passage/?search=Exod.12.36">Exod. 12:36</a>) and <i>eat the riches of the Gentiles</i>, <a class="bibleref" title="Isa.61.6" href="/passage/?search=Isa.61.6">Isa. 61:6</a>.</p>
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