Excerpt from Manual the for the Afflicted: Comprising a Practical Essay on Affliction and a Series of Meditations and Prayers Arranged Suppose ye that the Galilaeans [whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices] were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, nay. But, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. (luke xiii. 2. 4. 5. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.