Prayer may have been tried, but not fervently enough; self-denial, but halfheartedly. The goodwill to correspond with God’s grace was wanting, and probably, too, ordinary prudence. Some measures must be taken to render the difficulty less, as by self-denying separation.
Radio Replies Volume 1 by Rev. Dr. Leslie Rumble MSC and Rev. Charles Mortimer Carty
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