120 MISSIONARY LIFE 
— who IS an idolater — ^^hath no inheritance in the 
kingdom of Christ • and of God and the case i& 
fully made out that covetous persons are not 
the subjects of the kingdom of grace on earth,- 
nor will they be possessors of the kingdom of 
heaven above. 
Those ministers of the gospel, then, who send 
covetous people to perdition land them not far 
from the place where the Bible lets down; 
and if the Bible is reliable testimony in the case, 
then the" idolater has as good a chance for heaven 
without praying as the covetous professor of re- 
ligion has without paying, with all the praying 
and weeping he can do. One of the texts quoted 
denies him the love of God in this world, and the 
other denies him admission into heaven ; and more 
than this can not be denied the thief, or the 
profaner of God’s name. If any man love the 
worlds the love of the Father is not in himi 
Now read slowly and reflectingly. Hereby 
perceive we the love of God, because he laid down 
his life for us : and we ought to lay down our 
lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this 
world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, 
and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from 
him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? ” 
Some say we ought to give the tenth; and what 
an improvement in our contributions would be ap- 
