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Thirdly, much may be learned from the issue of an affliction; when God comes chiefly for trial, in ¹the issue his grace does much abound towards his servants, as it did in Joseph and in Job; what honour was Joseph advanced unto? and Job had given him twice as much as he had before, chap. ult. ver. 10. In all the land there were no women so fair as the daughters Job, ver. 15. but when the afflictions is for sin, it doth not use to have such an issue, it is well if the sinner may be restored into such a comfortable condition as he was in before: When David was afflicted for his sin, some scars stuck by him after his deliverance, he scarce ever was brought into that comfortable condition he was in before.

Thirdly, much may be learned from the issue of an affliction; when God comes chiefly for trial, in ¹the issue his grace does much abound towards his servants, as it did in Joseph and in Job; what honor was Joseph advanced unto? and Job had given him twice as much as he had before, chap. ult. ver. 10. In all the land there were no women so fair as the daughters Iob, ver. 15. but when the afflictions is for sin, it doth not use to have such an issue, it is well if the sinner may be restored into such a comfortable condition as he was in before: When David was afflicted for his sin, some scars stuck by him after his deliverance, he scarce ever was brought into that comfortable condition he was in before.

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But how may we find out the particular sin?¹

But how may we finde out the particular sin?¹

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