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Deſultory Thoughts.
by ſorrow, it cannot in a moment grow tranquil, and attend to the voice of reaſon.
St. Paul ſays, "No chaſtening for the preſent ſeemeth to be joyous; but grievous: nevertheleſs, afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteouſneſs unto them which are exerciſed thereby." It is plain, from theſe words of the Apoſtle, and from many other parts of Scripture, that afflictions are neceſſary to teach us true wiſdom, and that in ſpite of this conviction, men would fain avoid the bitter draught, though certain that the drinking of it would be conducive to
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