Matthew Poole and continuators on Revelation 3:17

17 Because thou sayst, I am rich , and increased with goods , and have need of nothing : and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked .

It was said before, that one reason why the Condition of a Formalist is worse than that of an Atheist, or more openly profane Person, is▪ because the former is ordinarily proud, and self-conceited, and hath something to stop the Mouth of his natural Conscience with, which the other wanteth. This is made good in the instance of this luke-warm Angel; he said he, was rich in a spiritual Sense, in his state, as a Christian in spiritual Gifts and Indowments.

And every day increasing and growing richer.

And needed nothing to make him happy and blessed.

In the mean time he was as miserable as one could be. These words used, are several word[illegible: 1 letter] signifying Persons under various bodily Afflictions, and applied to signifie this Angel's forlorn spiritual State, which, in the general, was wretched and miserable, and such as had need of Mercy, wanting the true Righteousness, wherein any could appear before God not naked, and wanting all true Riches; and to compleat his Misery, he was spiritually blind, and knew not the sad Circumstances he was under.

Marginal references: 1 Cor. 4.8.