We cannot bring the Spirit at will; we cannot use Him as if He were some unintelligent passive instrument; neither can we subject all His operations to our control.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
Her hand was cold and passive, and her voice was restrained and low.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
And it is the young and the happy and the good and pure that Fate takes first, simply because they are not so passive as the unhappy and the wicked.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell