4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

The envious man is in pain on all occasions which ought to give him pleasure. The relish of his life is inverted; and the objects which administer the highest satisfaction to those who are exempt from this passion, give the quickest pangs to persons who are subject to it.

Bro Thomas

"Envy is an evil affection of the heart, which makes men grieve and fret at the good and prosperity of others.

Joseph was envied of his brethren, because his father loved him. The Jews envied Paul and Barnabas because they preached Christ.

Envy at the good of others, and malice, wishing them evil, is a deep pollution of spirit. This absolutely alienates men from the nature and life of God; for the Deity is good, and doth good.

It is contrary to natural conscience, and turns a man into a devil. This vice is immediately attended with its punishment. The envious man is his own tormentor. Envy slayeth the silly one. Envy is the rottenness of the bones. Besides, this stops the descent of divine blessings, and turns the petitions of the envious into imprecations against themselves."—Selected.

Herald of the Kingdom and Age to Come, Mar 1861