Vexing, defiling, dividing, ruining – Thomas Brooks

“For the love of money is at the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10

Earthly riches have cast down many, they have slain many. If poverty has slain her thousands; riches has slain her ten thousands.

Earthly riches are called thorns, and well they may; for as thorns, they pierce both head and heart; the head with cares in getting them, and the heart with grief in parting with them.

Oh the souls that riches have pierced through and through with many sorrows!
Oh the minds that riches have blinded!
Oh the hearts that riches have hardened!
Oh the consciences that riches have benumbed!
Oh the wills that riches have perverted!
Oh the affections that riches have disordered and destroyed!

Earthly riches are very vexing, very defiling, very dividing and to multitudes prove very ruining.