God consents to some things in this world, many of them very painful and afflictive, without in the least being responsible for them, or in the least excusing him who originates them, but such events or things always become to the saint of God the providence of God to him. So the saint can say in each and all of these sad and distressing experiences, “It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good.” Or with the psalmist, he may say, “I was dumb; I opened not my mouth, because thou didst it.”
