或基督对一位哀悼其亲爱独子之死的悲伤母亲的忠告
Or the Advice of Christ to a Distressed Mother bewailing the Death of Her Dear and only Son
其中适当地确定了悲伤的界限，
Wherein the Boundaries of Sorrow are duly fixed,
抑制了过度行为，
Excesses restrained,
回答了常见的辩解，
the common Pleas answered,
并规定了支持上帝受苦之人的各种规则。
and divers Rules for the support of GOD’S afflicted Ones prescribed.
在这本书中,约翰·弗拉维尔对路加福音7:13的话语进行了冥想:”主看见她,就怜悯她,对她说:’不要哭。'”
In this book John Flavel meditates on the words of Luke 7:13: ‘And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, ‘Weep not.’
这本小书在英国和美国畅销了150多年,为几代经历失去孩子这种令人心碎经历的基督徒父母带来了极大的安慰。
A best-seller for more than 150 years in both Britain and America, this little book gave much comfort to generations of Christian parents who suffered the heart-breaking experience of the loss of children.
弗拉维尔的第一任妻子在生第一个孩子时去世,他的第二任妻子也去世了,所以当他分享如何避免过度哀悼的建议时,这个人知道他在说什么。
Flavel’s first wife died giving birth to their first child, and he lost his second wife as well, so the man knows of what he speaks.when he shares his advice on how to avoid mourning overmuch.
他的建议建立在信任上帝的旨意的基础上,在这悲伤的日子里,要考虑是谁制定和创造了这使你现在痛苦的杖;难道不是主吗?如果是主做的,你就应该温顺地顺服。诗篇46:10说:”你们要休息,要知道我是神。”
His advice is grounded in trusting in God’s providence, to consider in this day of sorrow, who is the framer and author of this rod by which you now smart; is it not the Lord? And if the Lord hath done it, it becomes you meekly to submit. Psal. 46:10. “Be still, and know that I am God.”
他还提醒我们一个事实,无论我们可能遭受什么样的悲伤,我们都应得更糟的。
He also reminds us of the truth that whatever grief we may suffer, we deserve worse.
他指出,对基督徒来说,死亡不应该是一个惊喜,没有人会在我们的创造者设定的时间之前死去。
He notes that death should come as no surprise to the Christian, and that nobody dies a moment before the time established by our Creator.
他告诫我们不要过分依恋人,而要在基督和祂为我们的罪所做的牺牲中找到喜乐。
He admonishes us not to become overly attached to persons, but to find our joy in Christ and His sacrifice for our sin.
他提醒我们,我们自己很快也会死去,然后与那些我们失去的人重聚。
He reminds us that we’ll die soon ourselves, and then be reunited with those we’ve lost.
这是关于如何度过悲伤的合理的圣经忠告 – 对灵魂的一剂良药。
This is sound biblical counsel on working through grief – a great balm for the soul.
目录
Table of Contents
献词
The Epistle Dedicatory
“不要哭。” – 路加福音7:13
“Weep not.” – Luke 7:13.
考虑
Considerations
辩解
Pleads
规则
Rules