the sorrow and shame of his fall. We have an example of this in God's treatment of Moab: "Because thou hast trusted in thy bulwarks, and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chamos[1] shall go into captivity, his priests, and his princes together."[2] Consider what a support that is which brings ruin upon those who invoke it.
Behold, then, dear Christian, how great is this privilege of hope, which, though it appear one with the special providence of which we have been treating, differs from it, nevertheless, as the effect differs from the cause. For though the hope of the just proceeds from several causes, such as the goodness of God, the truth of His promises, the merits of Christ, yet its principal foundation is this paternal providence. It is this which excites our hope; for who could fail in confidence, knowing the fatherly care that God has for us all?
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE SEVENTH PRIVILEGE OF VIRTUE: THE TRUE LIBERTY OF THE JUST.
FROM the privileges we have been considering, but particularly from the graces of the Holy Spirit and His divine consolations, there arises a seventh, though no less marvellous, privilege, which is true liberty
