The Bible is inactive, inoperative; a mere dead letter?

Winslow, "The Holy Spirit Glorifying the Redeemer" "because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction." 1 Thes. 1:5 Unaccompanied by the power of the Holy Spirit, the Bible is inactive, inoperative; a mere dead letter! Apart from the Spirit, it cannot quicken, nor sanctify, nor comfort. It may be read constantly, and searched deeply, and known accurately, and understood partially, and quoted appropriately. Yet, left to its own unassisted power, 'it comes but in word only', producing no hallowing, no abiding, no saving results.