A holy violence, a conflict, a warfare

J. C. Ryle, Holiness

A holy violence, a conflict, a warfare, a fight, a soldier's life, a wrestling, are spoken of as characteristic of the true Christian.

J. C. Ryle, Holiness (1879)


J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) was the first Anglican Bishop of Liverpool. Holiness is his best-known book.

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