When thou walkest through the fire,

thou shalt not be burned. Leaving it to that God who preserved

them in the fire, to bring them out, they walked up and down in

the midst, supported and encouraged by the presence of the Son

of God. Those who suffer for Christ, have his presence in their

sufferings, even in the fiery furnace, and in the valley of the

shadow of death.


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