"Shall we not converse, then, on endless misery?"
"Yes; but it is Christ who will proclaim: Depart, ye cursed."
"The human body; we would utter some words on that."
"But your present body is the image of what your Lord wore once, and the body that you will have, if you die in the faith, is the image of what your Lord wears now; the image of the body slain for our offenses and raised again for our justification. And have you still a favorite theme which you have not suggested?"
"The pleasures of life are our favorite theme."
"Yes, and Jesus provided them and graced them at Cana."
"The duties of the household are our favorite theme."
"Yes, and Jesus has prescribed them and disciplines you by them, and will judge you for your manner of regarding them. What would you have, then, what can you think of for your choice topic of discourse?"
"We love to talk of our brethren in the faith."
"But they are the indices of Christ, and He is represented by them."