John Flavel provides an example of how God’s providence might ordain suffering as a means of preserving his people from sin and temptation.
Basil was sorely grieved with an inveterate headache; he earnestly prayed it might be removed; God removed it. No sooner was he freed of this clog, but he felt the inordinate motions of lust, which made him pray for his headache again.
Andrew Groves 
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