“Now, spiritual rule can only be continued over those who yield willing subjection: an unwilling submission on the part of those who are in the place "of the ruled," we deem no true subjection at all.”

A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Second Part.
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