Excerpt from The Afflictions of the Righteous: As Discussed in the Book of Job and in the Light of the Gospel Many books have been written on this great book but of course that is no reason why it should not be made the subject of a fresh course of study. Each successive generation of men will claim the privilege and exercise the right of studying anew these sacred writings which constitute the Bible in the light of such new knowledge and opportunity as may come to them in the progressive providence of God. 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.