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earth as it is in heaven." God's will was not at that 

 time done on earth, which was in the possession of the 

 Prince of Darkness. It was evident, therefore, that 

 all prosperous men were favourites of Satan, and that 

 the unfortunate were favourites of God. Those would 

 go with their master to eternal pain : these would be 

 rewarded by their master with eternal joy. He did 

 not say that Dives was bad, or that Lazarus was good, 

 but merely that Dives had received his good things on 

 earth, and Lazarus his evil things on earth : that 

 afterwards Lazarus was rewarded, and Dives tormented. 

 Dives might have been as virtuous as the Archbishop 

 of Canterbury, who is also clothed in fine linen, and 

 who fares sumptuously every day ; Lazarus might have 

 been as vicious as the Lambeth pauper, who prowls 

 round the palace gates, and whose mind, like his body, 

 is full of sores. Not only the inoffensive rich were 

 doomed by Jesus to hell fire, but also all those who 

 did anything to merit the esteem of their fellow-men. 

 Even those that were happy and enjoyed life — unless 

 it was in his own company — were lost souls. " Woe 

 unto you that are rich," said he, " for ye have 

 received your consolation. Woe unto you that are 

 full, for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh 

 now, for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you 

 wheu all men shall speak well of you, for so did their 

 fathers of the false prophets." He also pronounced 

 eternal punishment on all those who refused to 

 join him. " He that believeth and is baptized," 

 said he, " shall be saved. He that believeth not shall 

 be damned." 



He supposed that when the kingdom of God was 

 established on earth, he would reign over it as viceroy. 

 Those who wished to live under him in that kingdom 



