The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-20
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LETTER v.
TAs duty Of MI rna' 10 become rich
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Ma Ep,roR:-Ths Bible says. 2. The
Ior, Of money Is fhs ROOT ef all srit:
wh;eb willie some coveted after. they
haze erred from the faith. aud pierced
themselves through with m ny sorF"~s."
Tim. vi. 10. .Lors not the werld. nei-
der the things that are in the world. IL.
.,v man lse the world the love Of the
Father i no, in him." ! John ii. 10.
The tern I1re, in the sbOse eonnexion.
means an improper preference. This Is
a lovely world. Its fields and flowers.
its fountains and fruits. is beauties and
comforts. adaP'ei 10 the wants and plea
sures Of thnse tho dwell upon il, prove
/, to he The gift Of Kind Paren. to his
offspring. lie does not require Us to
hate il; and would he angry with Us for
doing so, in the usual signiirati'n "i iha.
word. We are only required not to pre-
fer its pursuits and pleasures TO the du-
ties of religion, When we take great
or pleasure in the ledger and journal. or
newspaper. or tales of fiction. or in the
Affairs OF this world. than We DO IN our
secret places of prayer. our Bible, and
the church of the living God. we love the
world siniuIly. whehFs find it easy TO
forget our God, in the wotld, but difficult
10 Danish the world and its cares when
we approach our God; when we have
neither time. nor inclination. eOnseien-
tiously. cheeriully. and joyfully. 10 lay
down the world and take up religion;
nay. when We 10 n't habiualiy let rell'
gioa stamp It's impress and exert lis infln-
ence. guiding and controlling every de
sire, motive ana scli IA. We sin in LOVING
the world. Thcu NAV we fear that the
love oi tie L. her j. mot in Us. II I'VE are
not deferred. iron fear of ; ,'irllual loss.
frnm wi ing an lie world. vel will SUI
fer the ar of iempor,l los, TO prevent
our serving God: il We are unwilling to
make a sarriicr of worldly in,eres's for a
heavenly: then We love the void. The
young man WHO cane 10 Jesus was Of
this number. Luke x'im. %. Had he
not loved the world, he Joyfnlly would
have exchanged his all for heavenly 'rea'
sure. But he went away s0rrowiul.
when he heard that his sincerity must he
ies'ed'hy giving all he had to the po"r.
and, poor and dependent himself. follow
him who had not where TO lay bis head
There are many like him. who are sorry
that they Cannot serve two masters: and
when the choice is to be made between
him and mammon. they do not hesitate
moment in their selection. They cling
t. mammon, because from il. and italOne.
they receive. or expect, all the happiness
they have ever known or desired. q /
Riches are dangerous in hardening
The hearts o. men. Pharoah's heart was
hardened, because he was unwilling to
let go his r'ches. in the property and per-
sons Of the Israeii,e>. In many things,
it is probable, he had kind heart. Mo-
ses WAS treated as son in his court.
But riches hardened his heart against God.
Nebuchadnezzar's heart was lifiei up,
and his mind hardened in pride. By the
wealth and power Of his kingdom and
mJesy. AMI so was his grandson, Bel
shazzar. YET their hearts were kind to
pthers. but against God hey hardened
thems Ives. When poor. Nebuchadnez.
Ear humbled himself and obeyed God.
pharoah and Belshszzar found no place
FIR repentance. They persisted as their
riches left them. a.. !
The danger OF riches hardening the
leart is very great: for desire to be /
rich leads,
4, To " Coreiousness, chich Is idoia-
try; Col. iii. D. most heinous SR.
Those who are bent on the acquisition OF
wealth. a'e in very eminent danger Of
committing this sin. That which occu-
pies much of our lime, thoughts and at
tealOn, and al the same time affords US
real or imaginary pleasure, will be loved
much more than those things which we
may acknowledge to be better, but which
do not receive 50 much OF our care, nor
afford Us so much present qualification.
Covetousness is called idolatry. for this
very reason. The cove,ous man gives to
the world that n!aca ;r AZ. affections