Judges end of 2-3; SD 4630m, 4652m - misfortunes

Judges 2:19-23, 3:1-2
But when the judge died, the people returned to ways
even more corrupt than those of their fathers,
following other gods and serving and worshiping them. 
They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and said,
"Because this nation has violated the covenant
that I laid down for their forefathers and has not listened to me,
I will no longer drive out before them
any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
I will use them to test Israel and see
whether they will keep the way of the LORD
and walk in it as their forefathers did.
The LORD had allowed those nations to remain;
He did not drive them out at once
by giving them into the hands of Joshua.
These are the nations the LORD left to test all those Israelites
who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan
(He did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of
the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience) . . .

SD 4630m
. . .  the misfortunes of the faithful, which, it is well-known,
they suffer as much as, and even more than, the unfaithful.
The reason was told why some of them are thus let into trials:
some, for the reason that they may not attribute good to themselves;
for, if they were exempted [from trials],
then would they attribute it to their own goodness, consequently,
they would unjustifiably claim to themselves merit and justice.
In case this should happen, they are let into common misfortunes,
so that they come to grief as far as life riches
and possessions are concerned, equally with others.
If, however, they were of such a character
that they would not consequently attribute good to themselves,
they would more often be exempted from ordinary misfortune.
So, there are hidden causes at work:
for it is known, that, when misfortune arrives,
any of the faithful think about good,
and in such sort that they consider they should be spared
on account of the good they have done;
and if then, they were to be spared,
they would boast it was on account of their being good,
and, so, would taunt the wicked with this;
consequently, would unjustifiably claim good to themselves.) 

SD 4652m
Consequently it may be evident,
that a person is lead of the Lord
by continuous constraints to foreseen ends;
and yet, by means of his freedom.