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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
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Afflictions are evil in themselves, and we may desire and endeavour to be delivered from them, James 5. 14, 15. Isa. 38, 18, 19, ⟨p. 63⟩20, 21. both inward and outward means are to be used for our own preservation. Had not Noah built an Ark, he had been swept away with the flood, though he had been with Nimrod and his crew on the Tower of Babel, which was1 raised to the height of one thousand five hundred forty six p•ces, as Heylin reports. Though we may not trust in means, yet we may and ought to use the means; in the use of them, eye that God that can only bless them, and you do your work. As a Pilot that guides the Ship hath his hand upon the Rudder, and his eye on the Star, that directs him at the same time, so when your hand is upon the means, let your eye be upon your God, and deliverance will come. We may tempt God as well by neglecting of means, as by trusting in means; it is best to use them, and in the use of them▪ to live above them. Augustine tells of a man, that being fallen into a pi• ▪ one passing by, falls a questioning of ⟨p. 64⟩him, what he made there, and how he came in? O! saith the poor man, ask me not how I came in, but help me, and tell me how I may come out: The Application is easy. But
Afflictions are evil in themselves, and wee may desire and endeavour to bee delivered from them, James 5. 14, 15. Isa. 38, 18, 19, ⟨p. 63⟩