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(3) [centered]

Men are often found executing
God's plans both with respect to
themselves & others, while intent only
on furthering their own.

All the ills that befal [befall] individuals
loss of friends, of health, of property,
of life – Whether these be the result
of ignorance, imprudence, accident,
misfortune, or crime – are all
designed in some form to
subserve good ends – are dis-
-pensations of mercy as well as
judgment – things severely good;
since goodness may often de-
-mand stern severity ~