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Ill and Conscience–Stricken

           Thenitfollowedmostnaturally,ItisGodthathasmadeitall. Well,butthenitcameonstrangely, ifGodhasmadeallthesethings,Heguidesandgovernsthemall,andallthingsthatconcernthem;forthePowerthatcouldmakeallthings,mustcertainlyhavepowertoguideanddirectthem. 

           Ifso,nothingcanhappeninthegreatcircuitofHisworks,eitherwithoutHisknowledgeorappointment. AndifnothinghappenswithoutHisknowledge,HeknowsthatIamhere,andaminthisdreadfulcondition. AndifnothinghappenswithoutHisappointment,Hehasappointedallthistobefallme. 

           Nothingoccurredtomythoughtstocontradictanyoftheseconclusions; andthereforeitresteduponmewiththegreaterforce,thatitmustneedsbethatGodhasappointedallthistobefallme;thatIwasbroughttothismiserablecircumstancebyHisdirection,Hehavingthesolepower,notofmeonly,butofeverythingthathappenedintheworld. Immediatelyitfollowed,WhyhasGoddonethistome? WhathaveIdonetobethusused? 

           Myconsciencepresentlycheckedmeinthatinquiry,asifIhadblasphemed,andmethoughtitspoketomelikeavoice: Wretch!dostthouaskwhatthouhastdone? Lookbackuponadreadfulmisspentlife,andaskthyselfwhatthouhastdone? Ask,whyisitthatthouwertnotlongagodestroyed?WhywertthounotdrownedinYarmouthRoads; killedinthefightwhentheshipwastakenbytheSalleeman-of-war; devouredbythewildbeastsonthecoastofAfrica; ordrownedhere,whenallthecrewperishedbutthyselfDostthouask,WhathaveIdone? 

           Iwasstruckdumbwiththesereflections,asoneastonished,andhadnotawordtosay,no,nottoanswertomyself, butroseuppensiveandsad,walkedbacktomyretreat,andwentupovermywall,asifIhadbeengoingtobed. 

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