Frederick William Faber, Growth in Holiness, or The Progress of the Spiritual Life (Baltimore: John Murphy & Co., 1855), Ch. XIV: "Temptations", pp. 292–293

The devil is chained. He can bark, but he cannot bite, unless we go up to him and let him do so.

— Frederick William Faber on Devil

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Frederick William Faber

About Frederick William Faber

Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 – September 26, 1863) was an English hymn writer and theologian.