The Death of John Baptist, the Madness of Herod, the Withdrawal of Christ - #55

The power of guilty conscience is amazing. As Ryle noted, "Conscience can make even kings miserable, when they have wilfully rejected its advice. It can fill the princes of this world with fear and trembling, as it did Felix, when Paul preached. They find it easier to imprison and behead the preacher, than to bind his sermon, and silence the voice of his reproof in their own hearts. God's witnesses may be put out of the way, but their testimony often lives and works on, long after they are dead."