Wesley Corpus

4. O ye that have riches in possession, once more hear the word of the Lord! Ye that are rich in this world, that have food to eat, and raiment to put on, and something over, are you clear of the curse of loving the world Are you sensible of your danger Do you feel, "How hardly will they that have riches enter into the kingdom of heaven" Do you continue unburned in the midst of the fire Are you untouched with the love of the world Are you clear from the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life Do you "put a knife to your throat," when you sit down to meat, lest your table should be a snare to you Is not your belly your god Is not eating and drinking, or any other pleasure of sense, the greatest pleasure you enjoy Do not you seek happiness in dress, furniture, pictures, gardens, or anything else that pleases the eye Do not you grow soft and delicate; unable to bear cold, heat, the wind or the rain, as you did when you were poor Are you not increasing in goods, laying up treasures on earth; instead of restoring to God in the poor, not so much, or so much, but all that you can spare Surely, "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven!"