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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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Reas. 3. A third reason why gracious souls should be silent and mute under their sharpest trials, is, that they may be conformable to Christ their head, who was dumb1 and silent under his sorest trials, Isa. 53. 7. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a Lamb to the slaughter, and as a Sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. Christ was tongue-tied under all his sorrows and sufferings, 1 Pet. 2. 21, 22, 23. Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. Who when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. Christ upon the cross did not only read us a lecture of ⟨p. 75⟩patience and silence, but he hath also set us [Greek or Hebrew], A Copy or Pattern of both, to be transcribed and imitated by us; when we are under the smarting Rod: It will be our sin and shame if we do not bear up with patience and silence under all o•• sufferings, considering what an admirable copy Christ hath set before us. It is said of Autiochus, that being to fight with2 Judas Captain of the host of the Jews, he showed unto his Elephants the blood of the grapes and mulberries, to provoke them the better to fight. So the Holy Ghost hath set before us the injuries and contumelies, the sorrows and sufferings, the pains and torments, the sweat and blood of our dearest Lord, and his invincible patience, and admirable silence under all, to provoke us, and encourage us to imitate the Captain of our salvation, in patience and silence under all our sufferings.
Reas. 3. A third reason why gracious souls should bee silent and mute under their sharpest trials, is, that they may bee conformable to Christ their head, who was dumb1 and silent under his sorest trials,