This agrees with 1 Cor. ii. 11, What man knows the things of a man, and
the changes of his temper, save the spirit of a man? 1. Every man feels
most from his own burden, especially that which is a burden upon the
spirits, for that is commonly concealed and the sufferer keeps it to
himself. We must not censure the griefs of others, for we know not what
they feel; their stroke perhaps is heavier than their groaning. 2. Many
enjoy a secret pleasure, especially in divine consolations, which
others are not aware of, much less are sharers in; and, as the sorrows
of a penitent, so the joys of a believer are such as a stranger does
not intermeddle with and therefore is no competent judge of.