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The silent soul, with sovereign antidotes against the most miserable exigentsThe silent soul, with soveraign antidotes against the most miserable exigents
The silent soul, with sovereign antidotes against the most miserable exigents: or, A Christian with an olive-leaf in his mouth, when he is under the greatest afflictions, the sharpest and sorest trials and troubles, the saddest and darkest providences and changes, with answers to divers questions and objections that are of greatest importance, all tending to win and work souls to be still, quiet, calm and silent under all changes that have, or may pass upon them in this world, &c. / By Thomas Brooks preacher of the Word at Margarets New Fish-street London, and pastor of the Church of Christ meeting there.The silent soul, with soveraign antidotes against the most miserable exigents: or, A Christian with an olive-leaf in his mouth, when he is under the greatest afflictions, the sharpest and sorest trials and troubles, the saddest and darkest providences and changes, with answers to divers questions and objections that are of greatest importance, all tending to win and work souls to bee still, quiet, calm and silent under all changes that have, or may pass upon them in this world, &c. / By Thomas Brooks preacher of the Word at Margarets New Fish-street London, and pastor of the Church of Christ meeting there.
London: printed by R.I. for John Hancock, 1660
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now the words of a wise mans mouth, are never more gracious, than when he is most afflicted and distressed. Now you shall find most worth and weight in his words: Now his lips like the ⟨p. 55⟩Spouses, are like a thread of Scarlet, they are red, with talking much of a crucified Christ, and they are thin, like a thread not swelled with vain and unprofitable discourses. Now his mouth speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh judgement, for the Law of the Lord is in his heart, Psal. 37. 30. now his lips drop honey-combs, Cant. 4. 10. now his tongue is as a tree of life, whose leaves are medicinable, Prov. 12. 18.1 As the silver Trumpets sounded most joy to the Jews in the day of their gladness; so the mouth of a wise man, like a silver Trumpet, sounds most joy and advantage to others in the days of his sadness.
Now the words of a wise mans mouth, are never more gracious, than when hee is most afflicted and distressed. Now you shall finde most worth and weight in his words: Now his lips like the ⟨p. 55⟩Spouses, are like a threed of Scarlet, they are red, with talking much of a crucified Christ, and they are thin, like a thred not swell'd with vain and unprofitable discourses. Now his mouth speaketh wisdome, and his tongue talketh judgement, for the Law of the Lord is in his heart, Psal. 37. 30. now his lips drop hony-combs, Cant. 4. 10. now his tongue is as a tree of life, whose leaves are medicinable, Prov. 12. 18.1 As the silver Trumpets sounded most joy to the Jews in the day of their gladnesse; so the mouth of a wise man, like a silver Trumpet, sounds most joy and advantage to others in the daies of his sadnesse.