"To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over. " ~Thomas Watson
"God takes away the world, that the heart may cleave more to Him in sincerity."~Thomas Watson
"God sweetens outward pain with inward peace." ~Thomas Watson
"Labour to grow better under all your afflictions, lest your afflictions grow worse, lest God mingle them with more darkness, bitterness and terror." ~John Owen
"The secret formula of the saints: When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines." ~Samuel Rutherford
"He that rides to be crowned, will not think much of a rainy day." ~John Trapp
"No wise man can expect that...God should diet us with a continual feast. It would neither suit with our health, nor the condition of this pilgrimage. Live, therefore, on your peace of conscience as your ordinary diet; when this is wanting, know that God appointeth you a fast for your health; and when you have a feast of high joys, feed on it and be thankful! But when they are taken from you, gape not after them as the disciples did after Christ at His ascension; but return thankfully to your ordinary diet of peace."~Richard Baxter
