Fewness of the Saved. Many begin well, but there are few who persevere. If you wish to imitate the multitude, then you shall not be among the few who shall enter in by the narrow gate. The number of the saved is as few as the number of grapes left after the vineyard-pickers have passed. The holy man is perished from off the earth, and there is no one upright amongst men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one. He who is best among them is like a brier, and he who is righteous as the thorn. The holy man is perished from off the earth, and there is no one upright amongst men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one. He who is best among them is like a brier, and he who is righteous as the thorn. The greater part of men will set no value on the blood of Christ, and will go on offending Him. How few the Elect are may be understood from the multitude being cast out. The number of the elect is so small - so small - that, were we to know how small it is, we would faint away with grief: one here and there, scattered up and down the world!
