You fancy that there may be in heaven a place of glory for such as have never been overcome, and you would fain have seen Hermas among them.

It reminds me of the physician of Corinth, who boasted that he was cleverer than any of his colleagues, for that not one of his patients had ever died.

And the man was right, for neither man nor beast had ever trusted to his healing arts.

Let Hermas try his young strength, and even if he be no priest, but a valiant warrior like his forefathers, even so he may honestly serve God.

But it will be a long time before all this comes to pass.