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precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, andfrankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, andwheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, andchariots, and slaves, and souls of men.14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departedfrom thee, and all things which were dainty and goodlyare departed from thee, and thou shalt find them nomore at all.15 The merchants of these things, which were maderich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of hertorment, weeping and wailing,16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that wasclothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, anddecked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!II Worldly Amusements1. The Christian is separated and distinct from those whoseaffections and desires are worldly, Romans 12:2; Titus 2:6-10; John 15:19.Titus 2:11-1211 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hathappeared to all men,12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldlylusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, inthis present world;2. Christians are to please God and not men; and to live lives thathelp, not hinder, their brethren, I Corinthians 10:23, 24, 31-33;1 Corinthians 14:2626 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together,every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath atongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Letall things be done unto edifying.3. Carnal festivities are an abomination unto God,Exodus 32:6-76 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offeredburnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and thepeople sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up toplay.7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down;for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the landof Egypt, have corrupted themselves:1 Peter 4:3-43 For the time past of our life may suffice us to havewrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked inlasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings,banquetings, and abominable idolatries:4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not withthem to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:Galatians 5:2121 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, andsuch like: of the which I tell you before, as I have alsotold you in time past, that they which do such thingsshall not inherit the kingdom of God.Isaiah 1:1414 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soulhateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bearthem.Daniel 5:1-51 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousandof his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded tobring the golden and silver vessels which his fatherNebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple whichwas in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, hiswives, and his concubines, might drink therein.3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were takenout of the temple of the house of God which was atJerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives,Worldliness And Worldly Amusements 5 of 9