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In "Meditation 17, John

Donne states that "affliction is

a treasure, and scarce any man

hath enough of it." What is it

that makes affliction a

treasure, according to this

piece?

A. "..every man is a piece of the continent, a

part of the main."

B. " any man's death diminishes me,

because I am involved in mankind...

C. A man may be "matured and ripened by

and made fit for God by that affliction."

Answer

C. A man may be "matured and ripened by and made fit for God by that affliction."

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In "Meditation 17," John Donne argues that affliction is a treasure because it has the power to mature and ripen a person...