I believe that as a child of God grows in sanctification he deepens in humility, and as he advances to perfection he sinks in his own esteem. Whenever the coming of our Lord shall be—and oh that it were to day, for we never wanted Him more than now!—whenever His second advent shall take place, it shall not be a dishonor to the Church, but it will be her glory to triumph with the King at her head. What a wretched business it must be to be in dread of your own thoughts! You dare not sit alone in your