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As the apothecary makes one poison to drive out
another poisonso can God make the poison of
afflictions, to drive out the poison of sin. All the
afflictions, troubles and evils which befall the
people of God, work together for their good;
for God uses these afflictions . . .
to reveal sin;
to prevent sin;
to embitter sin;
to mortify sin;
to revive His children's decayed graces;
to exercise His children's graces;
to increase His children's graces.
I have read a story of Pereus, who, attempting
to kill another with a thrust of a sword, only
pierced and opened his abscess; and so he was
instrumental to save him, whom he designed
to have killed!
Just so, all the afflictions and troubles which
the righteous meet withthey do but serve
to cure them . . .
of the abscess of pride, or
of the abscess of earthly-mindedness, or
of the abscess of self-love, or
of the abscess of hypocrisy.
"And we know that in all things God works for
the good of those who love Him, who have been
called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
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