Assertion: affliction | /r/CapableOf | soften the soil
Facets:
value: to receive it
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Afflictions never sow the seed of religion in the soul; they cannot do this: but they may soften the soil to receive it, and subserve the growth and the expansion of the seed when sown.
text: Afflictions never sow the seed of religion in the soul; they cannot do this: but they may soften the soil to receive it, and subserve the growth and the expansion of the seed when sown.