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title: 'The Smitten Household: Or, Thoughts for the Afflicted'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Samuel Irenaeus Prime'
- 'William Buell Sprague'
- 'Jared Bell Waterbury'
date: 1856-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Death and Dying'
- 'Affliction'
- 'Children and Youth'
scriptures:
- 'Job 5'
- 'Ecclesiastes 7'
- 'Job 14'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/prime-sprague-waterbury-1856-the-smitten-household-or-thoughts-for-the-afflicted
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# The Smitten Household: Or, Thoughts for the Afflicted

Pastoral essays offering Christian consolation to grieving families, especially parents who have lost children. Scripture-based reflections on sorrow, hope, and submission to God's providence.

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