preference
of
themselves
to
others,
and
often
the
destruction
of
religious
life.
These
people
are
admirable,
in
themselves
considered
;
and
sometimes
by
a
special
grace
they
arfe
made
very
helpful
to
others,
particularly
if
they
have
been
brought
from
great
depths
of
sin.
But
usually
they
are
less
fitted
to
lead
others
than
those
who
come
after
;
for
being
near
to
God
themselves,
they
have
a
horror
of
sin,
and
often
a
shrinking
from
sinners,
and
never
having
experienced
the
miseries
they
see
in
others,
they
are
astonished,
and
unable
to
render
either
help
or
advice.
They
expect
too
great
per-fection,
and
do
not
lead
on
to
it
little
by
little,
and
if
they
meet
with
weak
ones,
they
do
not
aid
them
in
proportion
to
their
own
advancement,
or
in
accordance
with
God's
designs,
but
often
even
seek
to
avoid
them.
They
find
it
difficult
to
converse
with
those
who
have
not
reached
their
own
level,
preferring
a
solitary
life
to
all
the
ministry
of
love.
If
such
persons
were
heard
in
conversation
by
those
not
divinely
enlightened,
they
would
be
believed
equal
to
the
last
class,
or
even
more
advanced.
They
make
use
of
the
same
terms
—
of
death,
loss
