Quote by Charles Williams

The Divine Thing that made itself the foundation of the Church does not seem, to judge by his comments on the religious leadership of his day, to have hoped much from officers of a church.

The Divine Thing that made itself the foundation of the Chur

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This quote suggests that the speaker believes that the Divine being that established the Church did not have high expectations for the leaders within it. It implies that the speaker finds fault in the religious leadership of their time, indicating that these leaders have not fulfilled the hopes that the Divine had in mind for them. The quote implies a sense of disappointment or skepticism towards the effectiveness of the officers of the Church in carrying out their responsibilities.

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