He is not worthy to pass for a child of God, who does not receive His stripes with reverent meekness. Tears may be allowed but a murmuring frown is no better than rebellion. Let infidels, then, and ignorants, who think they suffer by chance repine at their adversities, and be dejected with their afflictions.
For me, who knows that I have a Father in Heaven who is full of mercy and compassion, whose providence has measured out the due proportions of my sorrows, counting my sighs, and reserving the tears which He wrings from me, in His bottle why do I not patiently lie down and put my mouth in the dust, meekly submitting to His holy pleasure, and blessing the hand from which I smart?
[Joseph Hall]
Psalm 56:8 ... Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
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