herence
to
their
sentiments,
and
by
a
number
of
other
indications
which
cannot
be
explained.
The
way
to
deliver
them
from
such
a
state
would
be,
to
lead
them
to
live
less
in
the
intellect
and
more
in
the
affections,
and
if
it
be
manifest
that
they
are
gradually
substituting
the
one
for
the
other,
it
is
a
sign
that
a
spiritual
work
is
being
carried
on
within
them.
I
am
at
a
loss
to
understand
why
so
loud
a
cry
is
raised
against
those
books
and
writers
that
treat
of
the
inner
life.
I
maintain
that
they
can
do
no
harm,
unless
it
be
to
some
who
are
willing
to
lose
them-selves
for
the
sake
of
their
own
pleasure,
to
whom
not
only
these
things,
but
everything
else,
would
be
an
injury:
like
spiders,
which
convert
flowers
into
venom.
But
they
can
do
no
injury
to
those
humble
souls
who
are
desirous
for
perfection,
because
it
is
impossible
for
any
to
understand
them
to
whom
the
special
light
is
not
accorded;
and
whatever
others
may
read,
they
cannot
rightly
understand
those
con-ditions
which,
being
beyond
the
range
of
imagination,
can
be
known
only
by
experience.
Perfection
goes
on
with
a
steady
advancement
corresponding
to
the
progress
of
the
inner
life.
