TY - BOOK AU - Cosby, Brian H. TI - Suffering and sovereignty : : John Flavel and the Puritans on afflictive providence / SN - 9781601781970 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BX9339.F53 C67 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Reformation Heritage Books, KW - Flavel, John, 1630?-1691 KW - Puritans KW - Doctrines. KW - Suffering KW - Religious aspects KW - Puritans. KW - Providence and government of God KW - Christianity N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-155) and index; Toward a Puritan theology of suffering -- Flavel on the origin and nature of suffering -- Flavel on divine sovereignty and human suffering -- Flavel on God's purposes in ordaining suffering -- Flavel on the right response to suffering -- The assurance of salvation in Flavel's ministry to sufferers -- The cessation of suffering in Flavel's ministry to sufferers ER -