Be not discouraged, then, at the thought of the fewness of the saved; for whilst in one sense they are few, in another they are many. They are few when we remember the vast multitudes who are not conquered by God's grace, but they are many in comparison with what men often say. We must not think of the entrance into Heaven as wider than God has revealed it, but we must not think of it as narrower. Heaven's door is open to every believing sinner; for the Church's song even here to Jesus is, "When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of Death, Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers." The poorest, weakest Christian, then, who can cry, "Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief," shall not be driven back from the gate of Heaven.

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