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in Jesus, always used to declare to his com-
panions that “all things worked together for
good.” One day, on going to the pit’s
mouth, he laid down his dinner, which a
vagrant dog seized and ran off with. The
collier started in pursuit amidst the jeers
of his scoffing companions: “Hallo, Bob!
is this all for your good?” ‘* Nae doot o’t,”
was the reply. And sure enough it turned
out so; for whilst in pursuit an accident
occurred in the pit, which it is more than
probable would have proved fatal to Bob
had he been in his usual place at the time.

And Bob could sing,

“Since all that I meet shall work for my good,
The bitter is sweet, the medicine is food ;
Though painful at present, ’twill cease before long,
And then, oh, how pleasant the conqueror’s song !’

During the reign of Queen Mary, a disciple
of the Lord Jesus Christ was summoned to
London before Bishop Bonner, to answer a
charge of heresy. On his way to London
he had the misfortune to break his leg, and
was laid up for some time. He had often
quoted, “ All things work together for good
to them that love God,” and the scoffers