He is never silenced--without mercy.

Though the drops of blood stand out on your heart he will put his question.

Softly he comes up (we are only a wee bit child); "Is it good of God to make hell?
Was it kind of Him to let no one be forgiven unless Jesus Christ died ?" Then he goes off, and leaves us writhing.

Presently he comes back.
"Do you love Him ?"--waits a little.

"Do you love Him?
You will be lost if you don't." We say we try to.
"But do you ?" Then he goes off.
It is nothing to him if we go quite mad with fear at our own wickedness.
He asks on, the questioning devil; he cares nothing what he says.