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I Could Write Down Twenty Cases Wherein I Wished That God Had Done Otherwise Than He Did, But Which I Now See, If I Had Had My Own Way, Would Have Led To Extensive Mischief.

Wisdom Prepares For The Worst, But Folly Leaves The Worst For The Day When It Comes.

When A Founder Has Cast A Bell He Does Not Presently Fix It In The Steeple, But Tries It With His Hammer, And Beats It On Every Side To See If There Be Any Flaw In It. So Christ Doth Not Presently After He Hath Converted A Man, Convey Him To Heaven; But Suffers Him First To Be Beaten Upon By Many Temptations And Then Exalts Him To His Crown.

God's Way Of Answering The Christian's Prayer For More Patience, Experience, Hope And Love Often Is To Put Him Into The Furnace Of Affliction.

Religion Is Such A Belief Of The Bible As Maintains A Living Influence On The Heart.