The zeal of friends it is that razes me, And not the hate of enemies.
"The Death of Wallenstein A Play"
Frederich Schiller
He destroys that he might build; for when He is about to rear His sacred temple in us, He first totally razes that vain and pompous edifice, which human art and power had erected, and from its horrible ruins a new structure is formed, by His power only.
"The Autobiography of Madame Guyon"
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
That casts down, and brings down all superstructures, razes out all vain confidence to the very foundation, and then begins to build on a solid ground.
"The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning"
Hugh Binning