Adversity tests our faithfulness

Page from a book (p. 112) with text on the verso. In an oval cartouche, a landscape with a church. In the foreground, a clockmaker is testing one of his clocks with a hammer. On the left of the print, a woman sells pots, while in the background, a priest enters the church as the bells ring. Above the cartouche, the title (motto) of the print and a biblical quote (1 Maccabees 52). Below the print, an inscription: 'This blow has much power' and a description explaining the print. A clockmaker always tests his clocks by striking them with a hammer. Only with a beautiful, pure sound is a bell suitable to hang in a church. Similarly, God sends us adversity during life to test our suitability for heaven.