"It is not his way. He says, 'Ask, and ye shall receive'; but he promises nothing to those who do not apply to him. And the application must be in good earnest too, Rotha; not the form of the thing, but the truth. 'Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled.'"
"Then, if I asked him, could he change my will?"
"He says, he can make you free. It was one thing he came to do; to deliver people from the bondage of sin and the power of Satan."
"The power of Satan!" said Rotha. "I am not under his power!"
"Certainly you are. There are only two parties in the world; two kingdoms; those who do not belong to the one, belong to the other."
"But Mr. Digby," said Rotha, now much exercised, "I hate the devil as much as you do."
"Don't help, Rotha. 'From the power of Satan to God,' is the turn people take when they become Christians."
"What makes you think I am under his power?"
"Because I see you are not under the rule of Christ. And because I see you are doing precisely what Satan would have you do."
"What?" said Rotha.