A spiritual and most precious pearl: A Christian view of affliction
This early Reformed treatise by Otto Wermullerus, translated and published by Miles Coverdale in 1550, presents a theological and practical meditation on Christian affliction as an expression of God's fatherly love and providential care. Written during the era of Reformation persecution, the work encourages suffering believers to receive trials with gratitude, understanding them as divine discipline meant for spiritual growth rather than punishment. The resource offers valuable historical insight into how sixteenth-century Reformed theologians comforted persecuted Christians and provides enduring wisdom on the theology of suffering.
This treatise is a translation from the German of Otho Wermullerus, an eminent scholar and divine of Zurich, contemporary of Bishop Miles Coverdale. We include here parts of two sections from the treatise. Source: Writings and Translation of Myles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter, containing The Old Faith, A Spiritual and Most Precious Pearl [etc.], Parker Society edition, George Pearson, ed. (Cambridge University Press, 1844). Also available in the public domain on the Internet. It will be well for...
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