CHAPTER V.
"Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby."-- Heb.

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"Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now have I kept Thy word."-- Psalm cxix.

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Perhaps there is no state more dangerous to a Christian's peace of mind than one of continual prosperity.

In adversity even the worldly man will sometimes talk of resignation, and feel that it is a good thing to be acquainted and at peace with God, and that when all human help is cut off, it is a sweet thing to have a sure refuge in an almighty Saviour.