TY - BOOK AU - Piper,John TI - The hidden smile of God: the fruit of affliction in the lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd T2 - The swans are not silent SN - 1581342470 (alk. paper) AV - BR1700.3 .P56 2001 U1 - 270.7/092/2B 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Wheaton, Ill. PB - Crossway Books KW - Bunyan, John, KW - Cowper, William, KW - Brainerd, David, KW - Christian biography N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Where the fruit of affliction grows -- "To live upon God that is invisible" : suffering and service in the life of John Bunyan -- "The clouds ye so much dread are big with mercy" : insanity and spiritual songs in the life of William Cowper -- "Oh, that I may never loiter on my heavenly journey!" : misery and mission in the life of David Brainerd -- A plea to follow in the fruitful wake of the suffering swans ER -