What does afflicting mean?
Afflicting means present participle and gerund of afflict.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of afflict.
And so usual a thing it is for gracious hearts to be humbled under the afflictings of God, that affliction is upon that score called humiliation.
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Afflicting means present participle and gerund of afflict.
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And so usual a thing it is for gracious hearts to be humbled under the afflictings of God, that affliction is upon that score called humiliation.
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