This
does
not
imply
that
they
bear
no
heavy
crosses,
no
fierce
temptations
:
these
are
the
shadows
which
cause
their
virtues
to
shine
with
greater
brilliancy;
for
these
temptations
are
thrust
back
vigorously,
the
crosses
are
borne
bravely;
they
even
desire
more
of
them
:
they
are
all
flame
and
fire,
enthusiasm
and
love.
God
uses
them
to
ac-complish
great
things,
and
it
seems
as
though
they
only
need
to
desire
a
thing
in
order
to
receive
it
from
God,
He
finding
His
delight
in
satisfying
all
their
desires
and
doing
all
their
will.
Yet
in
the
same
path
there
are
various
degrees
of
progression,
and
some
attain
a
far
higher
standard
of
perfection
than
others
;
their
danger
lies
in
fixing
their
thoughts
upon
what
God
has
done
for
them,
thus
stopping
at
the
gifts,
instead
of
being
led
through
them
to
the
Giver.
The
design
of
God
in
the
bestowal
of
His
grace,
and
in
the
profusion
with
which
He
gives
it,
is
to
bring
them
nearer
to
Himself;
but
they
make
use
of
it
for
an
utterly
different
end
:
they
rest
in
it,
reflect
upon
it,
look
at
it,
and
appropriate
it;
and
hence
arise
vanity,
complaisance,
self-esteem,
the
