agents. Universities can give learning. Congregations may elect. Bishops may ordain. But the Holy Ghost alone can make ministers of the Gospel^ and raise up lay workmen in the spiritual harvest, who need not be ashamed. Never, never may we forget that if we would do good to the world, our first duty is to pray !
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900 • SECTION 104
EXPOSITORY THOUGHTS.
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Public-domain historical edition (1857). Text from OCR of an original Internet Archive scan; OCR may contain recognition errors.