TRIALS

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1. Reckon any matter of trial to thee among thy gains.—THOMAS ADAMS

2. It is trial that proves one thing weak and another strong. A house built on the sand is in fair weather just as good as if builded on a rock. A cobweb is as good as the mightiest cable when there is no strain upon it.—H. W. BEECHER
   

3. We are always in the forge, or on the anvil; by trials God is shap­ing us for higher things.—H. W. BEECHER
   

4. Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise physician prescribes, because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires. Let us trust in his skill, and thank him for his prescription.—JOHN NEWTON
   

5. That trial is not fair where affection is the judge.—Proverb
   

6. He confesseth himself guilty, who refuseth to come to trial.—Proverb

7. Great trials seem to be a necessary preparation for great duties.—EDWARD THOMSON