This Christian warfare is no light matter

J. C. Ryle, Holiness

Remember the maxim of the wisest General that ever lived in England—'In time of war it is the worst mistake to underrate your enemy, and try to make a little war.' This Christian warfare is no light matter.

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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