But it pleased God to visit us then with death daily, and with so general a disease that the living were scarce able to bury the dead.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- God visited them with death daily during a widespread plague that overwhelmed the living.
- In plain terms
- Many people died every day during an epidemic and the survivors could not keep up.
- What can you take from it?
- Mass death can overwhelm survivors so they cannot bury the dead.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you react to mass death?
- Why did this happen?
Another view
Attributing disease solely to divine will is a specific religious interpretation.
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