Guidance & Wisdom
God suffers sometimes the infirmities of his people to be known by the wicked, who are ready to check and frump them for them, for the end of humbling his people.
The Christian by his sorrow shows himself a conqueror of that sin which even now overcame him; while the hypocrite by his pride shows himself a slave to a worse lust than that he resists.
He is a better workman, who drives one nail home with reiterated blows, than he which covets to enter many.
Satan hath not only a general malice against the army of saints, but a spite against thee personally.
Use makes heavy things light. We hardly feel the weight of our clothes, because fitted to us, and worn daily by us, whereas the same weight on our shoulder troubles us.
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