M. I would not serve two masters.
W. But thou hast, and what thou hast done, others may do. When thou servest God, good cometh unto thee, but when thou doest wrong, evil is in thy path. No mind serveth God without good, and no mind doeth wrong without evil. The service of God is good, because it consists in doing good to thyself, or others; but the service of the devil is evil, because it consists in doing evil to thyself, or others.
M. But when I do good, evil is present with me.
W. When thou doest good, because thou lovest the good of others as thyself, evil will depart from thee, and thy soul will not mourn. But when thou doest good, because thou wouldst please thyself by receiving the money with interest in return, thou mayest well say, “evil is present with me.”
M. Thou knowest that thy reproof will apply to an apostle of Jesus Christ.
W. I know that, when thou doest good to others, evil is not present with thee.
M. Then thou wouldst instruct Paul?
W. Nay: but I would instruct thee. Paul says, when he would do good, others prevented him. When others prevented him from doing good, evil was present. Hast thou not seen evil in opposing good to others, when others opposed the good thou wouldst have done?
M. Others will not oppose their own good.
W. Hast thou not opposed the instruction we would give thee?