We may be assured that, if we walk as saints, we shall not be liable to a sudden overthrow. The last step in a fall is the last of a series of steps, and there are many of these before a child of God reaches the verge of the precipice. But we may travel far from God while others see nothing of the journey. Some of our worst falls are not those which the world sees. It is the first step that should alarm us, and if only we mourned over what is secret, we should not need to be chastened because of what becomes evident. Selected.