{"id":"5.5","chapter":5,"number":5,"text":"The most wise, righteous, and gracious God doth oftentimes leave for a season his owne children to manifold temptations, and the corruption of their own hearts, to chastise them for their former sinnes, or to discover unto them the hidden strength of corruption, and deceitfulnesse of their hearts, that they may be humbled; and, to raise them to a more close and constant dependance for their support upon himselfe, and to make them more watchfull against all future occasions of sin, and for sundry other just and holy ends.","segments":[{"text":"The most wise, righteous, and gracious God doth oftentimes leave for a season his owne children to manifold temptations, and the corruption of their own hearts, to chastise them for their former sinnes, or to discover unto them the hidden strength of corruption, and deceitfulnesse of their hearts, that they may be humbled;","proofs":["2 Chronicles 32:25–26","2 Chronicles 32:31","2 Samuel 24:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Chronicles 32:25–26","osis":["2Chr.32.25-2Chr.32.26"]},{"printed":"2 Chronicles 32:31","osis":["2Chr.32.31"]},{"printed":"2 Samuel 24:1","osis":["2Sam.24.1"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and, to raise them to a more close and constant dependance for their support upon himselfe, and to make them more watchfull against all future occasions of sin, and for sundry other just and holy ends.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 12:7–9","Psalm 73","Psalm 77:1–12","Mark 14:66–72","John 21:15–17"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 12:7–9","osis":["2Cor.12.7-2Cor.12.9"]},{"printed":"Psalm 73","osis":["Ps.73"]},{"printed":"Psalm 77:1–12","osis":["Ps.77.1-Ps.77.12"]},{"printed":"Mark 14:66–72","osis":["Mark.14.66-Mark.14.72"]},{"printed":"John 21:15–17","osis":["John.21.15-John.21.17"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1677":["5.5"],"lbcf1689":["5.5"],"savoy1658":["5.5"],"wcf1646-modernized":["5.5"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"s","position":10},{"text":"sundry","position":null}]},{"source":"lbcf1677","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"s","position":10},{"text":"sundry","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}