In this book you will read not only of God's general, common blessings to all, such as the air we breathe and the rain which sustains our life on earth, but also of His special blessings, such as salvation, which is individual in its nature and its appropriation. As with blessings, so it is with sufferings, also. There are general, common sufferings, including accidents, from which believers are not necessarily exempt, although they may sometimes be spared from them. There are also, however, special sufferings which God brings upon individuals in retribution for individual sins.
