Barnes' Notes on Luke 12:19

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Much goods - Much property. Enough to last a long while, so that there is no need of anxiety or labor. Take thine ease - Be free from care about the future. Have no anxiety about coming to want. Eat, drink, and be merry - This was just the doctrine of the ancient Epicureans and atheists, and it is, alas! too often the doctrine of those who are rich. They think that all that is valuable in life is to eat, and drink, and be cheerful or merry. Hence, their chief anxiety is to obtain the “delicacies of the season “ - the luxuries of the world; to secure the productions of every clime at any expense, and to be distinguished for splendid repasts and a magnificent style of living. What a portion is this for an immortal soul! What folly to think that “all” that a man lives for is to satisfy his sensual appetites; to forget that he has an intellect to be cultivated, a heart to be purified, a soul to be saved! return to 'Top of Page'

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