...called on to do so—would not that be an extenuation ? Then in reply, her eye fell on the words, " How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven." This was a warning; how was she to escape the snares that surrounded her, and reconcile her position,...

...of course, has the advantage. There are some people who have an immensely heavy weight to carry. " How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven!" What is the reason? Because he carries so much weight; he has so much of the cares and pleasures of...

...expression seems to be now explained away, yet it is equally true, as when our Saviour uttered it, " How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven !" He that overcometh is promised to sit with Christ in his throne even as he also overcame, and is...

...t History of the Church of England, p. 137. t Ibid-. P- 138himself With the Scriptural declaration, "how hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven!"* One is almost reminded of another passage of the New Testament : " My house is the house of prayer,...

...refined. who desired perfection. When the young man went away sorrowing, Jesus moralised un it, saying, ' How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven ;' which again shows that an abrupt renunciation of wealth was to be the general and ordinary method...

...them that the love of money was the root of all evil? (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Was it by saying, " How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of Heaven ? " On the contrary, it was by making men fancy that wealth meant happiness, and that they could make...

...character is often scarcely suspected, even when it has taken almost exclusive possession of the heart. ' How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven,' is an exclamation which, though it fell from the lips of Him in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom...

...in favour of the rich : does it so sound? You cannot know the truth of our Lord's awful saying • How hardly shall a rich man enter into the Kingdom of Heaven,' if you think that according to Catholic doctrine the rich are favoured. The patient poor have their...

...Tresillian, of whom our Luke writeth, that his wealth is abundant," said Walter Snow, regretfully. " ' How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven,' " rejoined his wife. "Thou wilt hear what he hath to say?" suggested the meek husband. "Verily, I will,...

...was plainly of such an one as this that our Lord spoke, when He startled His disciples by saying, " How hardly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven." Kcndered into the language of this parable, that saying will run thus, — " How hardly will a prosperous...