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J.C. Ryle
The Bible
"The Bible applied to
the heart by the Holy Spirit, "is the grand instrument by which souls
are first converted to God." That mighty change is generally begun by
some text or doctrine of the Word, brought home to a man’s conscience.
In this way the Bible has worked moral miracles by the thousands. It has
made drunkards become sober—immoral people become pure—thieves become
honest and violent-tempered people become meek. It has wholly altered
the course of men’s lives. It has caused their old things to pass away,
and made all their ways new. It has taught worldly people to seek first
the kingdom of God. It has taught lovers of pleasure to become lovers
of God. It has taught the stream of men’s affections to run upwards instead
of running downwards. It has made men think of heaven, instead of always
thinking of earth, and live by faith, instead of living by sight. It has
done all this in every part of the world. It is still all being accomplished.
What are the Roman Catholic miracles which weak men believe, compared
to all this, even if they were true? Those are the truly great miracles
which are constantly being worked by the Word."
