semper illis imperfecta vita est.” But our writer takes a much more sombre view of the position of his friends. He urges them to develop their ideas of Christianity. “You need some one to teach you the rudimentary lessons of the faith all over again,” he had said. “Yes,” he now adds, “and in some cases that is impossible. Relaying a foundation of repentance, etc.! That cannot be done for deliberate apostates.” The implication is that his readers are in danger of this sin, as indeed he has hinted