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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ... in mere riches which is able to give happiness. There are many rich people who are very unhappy. They have no enjoyment in their riches nor in any thing else." "What is the reason?" "Because they do not love God; because their hearts are not right before him. God has determined that none but those who love him shall be happy. He has made a solemn declaration of this truth. Yet men will not believe Him. Each one thinks that he will try the experiment; hence so few are happy--so many feed upon the wind." "Charles Foster says that he is glad that no rich people will ever get to heaven." "What a wicked speech!" "I told him it was wicked, but he said they had so many comforts more than he had." "If he cherishes such a temper, it is certain that he will never see heaven. The spirit of heaven is the spirit of love." "But papa, wont there be any rich folks in heaven 1 not one?" "Why, my dear boy, you speak as though you believed what Charles said." "You know what the Bible says, sir, --' it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.'" "Well," said Mr. H. waiting for Edward's interpretation of the passage. "A camel can't possibly go through the eye of a needle, and if it is easier for a camel to do that than for a rich man to be saved, then I don't know how a rich man can be saved." "Your reasoning would be good if the passage was to be understood literally. It was not intended to be so understood. The people to whom the words were addressed did not so understand it. They were accustomed to that mode of expression. They knew that the Saviour meant by that expression to teach the great...
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