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CHAPTER VI, 383love riclies ; or is it not rather a sign that he has butlittle faith, and that this little is very weak ? Thisis a terrible sentence asainst those who receive theirwhole joy and consolation from riches;a wholesomeadmonition for those who are continually in dangerof setting their affections too much upon them, anda comfort to those who make them instrumental tothe support and comfort of the poor. Lord, theremust be a miracle of thy hand to hinder man frompronouncing a woe against poverty, whilst thou thyselfutterest this denunciation, " Woe unto you that arerich !"" 25. Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shallhunger."If Christ says," Woe unto those that are full,"what will he say to those whose daily meals are greatfeasts, who, as it were, make profession of a life ofgood cheer and sensuality, who deny their taste andappetite nothing ? If to be always at a plentifultable be not indeed a sin, it is, at least, a misfortuneto be always exposed to a temptation, and to the occasionof being full, and something more. Thehunger and thirst of a wicked rich man will notalways be of one and the same kind.Their hungerafter God, or rather their rage, in eternally perceivingwithin themselves a natural motion towards the supremeand sovereign good, from which they will findthemselves eternally rejected and repelled. Thiswillbe the most grievous hunger of the damned." — Woe unto you that laugh now ! for ye shallmourn and v/eep."A life which consists altogether of joy and diversionis the life of a reprobate. Is it not to insult