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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.
Because I would not hold you too long in the porch, I shall only endeavour two things; First, To give you the reasons of my appearing once more in Print; and Secondly, A little counsel and direction, that the following Tract may turn to your souls advantage, which is the white that I have in mine eye. The true reasons of my sending this piece into the world (such as it is) are th•se,
Because I would not hold you too long in the porch, I shall onely indeavour two things; First, To give you the reasons of my appearing once more in Print; and Secondly, A little counsel and direction, that the following Tract may turn to your souls advantage, which is the white that I have in mine eye. The true reasons of my sending this piece into the world (such as it is) are th•se,
First, The afflicting hand of God hath been hard upon my self, and upon my dearest relations in this world, and upon many of my precious Christian ⟨image 4⟩friends, whom I much love and honour in the Lord▪ which put me upon studying of the mind of God in that Scripture, that I have made the subject matter of this following discourse. Luther could not understand some Psalms, till he was afflicted, the Christ-cross is no letter in the book, and yet saith he▪ it hath taught me more than all the letters in the book, afflictions are a golden key, by which the Lord opens the rich treasures of his word to his peoples souls; and this in some measure through grace1 my soul hath experienced; when Sampson had found honey, he gave some to his Father and Mother to eat; some honey I have found in my following Text, and therefore I may not, I cannot be such a churl, as not to give them some of my honey to taste, who have drunk deep of my gall and wormwood.2