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In this small book, Professor James Stalker examines each of the traditional seven deadly sins: Pride, Avarice, Luxury, Envy, Appetite, Anger and Sloth. He introduces each sin and discusses its causes and varieties, gives concrete examples of its manifestations, and concludes with suggested remedies for dealing with it. Revealing a pastor's sensitivity, genuine empathy, and biblical wisdom,...

who have been exalted to prosperity, lest they should be lifted up with pride and forget to whom they owe their wealth—‘But Jeshurun waxed fat and kicked; thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.’ It is not only, however, in the Bible that this tendency is noted: in the satiric literature of every age the sauciness and extravagance of those who have risen rapidly to opulence are objects
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