99.  Who, in fine, is the man who, although he has never applied himself to, nor learnt to speak, the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery,326    1 Cor. ii. 17. although he is still a babe, still fed with milk,327    Ib. iii. 2. still of those who are not numbered in Israel,328    Numb. i. 3. nor enrolled in the army of God, although he is not yet able to take up the Cross of Christ like a man, although he is possibly not yet one of the more honorable members, yet will joyfully and eagerly accept his appointment as head of the fulness of Christ?329    Eph. i. 23.  No one, if he will listen to my judgment and accept my advice!  This is of all things most to be feared, this is the extremest of dangers in the eyes of everyone who understands the magnitude of success, the utter ruin of failure.

ϞΘʹ. Τίς, μήπω σχολάσας, μηδὲ μαθὼν λαλεῖν Θεοῦ σοφίαν ἐν μυστηρίῳ τὴν ἀποκεκρυμμένην, ἔτι νήπιος ὢν, ἔτι τρεφόμενος γάλακτι, ἔτι τῶν οὐκ ἀριθμουμένων ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ, οὐδὲ καταλεγομένων εἰς Θεοῦ παράταξιν, μήπω τὸν Χριστοῦ σταυρὸν ὡς ἀνὴρ αἴρειν δυνάμενος, μήπω μηδὲ ἄλλοτι μέλος ὢν ἴσως τῶν τιμιωτέρων, ἔπειτα εἰς κεφαλὴν καταστῆναι Χριστοῦ πληρώματος δέξεται χαίρων καὶ προθυμούμενος; Οὐκ ἔμοιγε κριτῇ καὶ συμβούλῳ: ἀλλ' οὗτος ὁ φόβων μέγιστος, οὗτος ὁ κινδύνων ἔσχατος παντὶ τῷ συνιέντι καὶ τοῦ κατορθουμένου τὸ μέγεθος, καὶ τῆς διαμαρτίας τὸν ὄλεθρον.