On immoderate sorrow and discontent with the Almighty (William Bates)

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Besides, as when the Stream overflows the Channel, it runs foul and turbid: so immoderate Sorrow often causeth secret Discontent and Anger at the Almighty, disquieting and tormenting risings of heart against his Providence. All things are disordered and turbulent in the little and marvellous Monarchy of the Soul. And such seeds of incitation are in our corrupt Nature, that in the extremity of Anguish, the furious Passions swell into a Storm, and break the restraints of Reason and Grace.

William Bates, The great duty of resignation to the divine will in afflictions, enforced from the example of our suffering Saviour (London: Brabazon Aylmer, 1684), p. 25.
 
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