Quote#God & Faith
Thus, as it is always darkest just before the day dawneth, so God…
Quote byThomas Fuller · 1608–1661
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Pisgah Sight of Palestine (1650), Book II, ch. XI.
English (original)
Thus, as it is always darkest just before the day dawneth, so God useth to visit His servants with greatest afflictions when he intendeth their speedy advancement.
— Thomas Fuller
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