Excerpt from The Book of Wealth: In Which It Is Proved From the Bible, That It Is the Duty of Every Man, to Become Rich The main design of this work is, to prove that it is (the; duty of all men, as the general rule, to become rich; That riches are bless ings, which may promote our present and eternal welfare. And, therefore, men ought to' procure them, and may lawfully enjoy them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.