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Quote by John Flavel

“The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness.”

Book:Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel

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This volume encompasses a wide range of Flavel's works, including his sermons and theological treatises, offering insight into the beliefs and practices of the Puritan movement during the 17th century. more

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John Flavel

John Flavel (1627-1691) was a prominent English author and theologian, whose works hold a significant place in Puritan literature. He is best known for his book 'The Mystery of Providence,' which explores the role of God in human life. more

“Christ chiefly manifests Himself in times of affliction, because then the soul unites itself most closely by faith to Christ. The soul, in time of prosperity, scatters its affections, and looses itself in the creature; but there is a uniting power in sanctified afflictions, by which a believer, (as in rain a hen collects her brood) gathers his best affections unto his Father and his God.”

Soul Father Christ Grace Creatures Rain Affection Prosperity Believer Affliction Grace Of God Hens Uniting

Author:Richard Sibbes

“Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.”

Religious Poverty Grace Pride Fuel Affliction

Book:Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)

Source: Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)

“The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory.”

Soul Earth Religious Grace Spring Glory Winter Affliction

Author:Richard Sibbes

“Your afflictions may only prove that you are more immediately under the Father's hand. There is no time that the patient is such an object of tender interest to the surgeon, as when he is bleeding beneath his knife. So you may be sure if you are suffering from the hand of a reconciled God, that His eye is all the more bent on you.”