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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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here with Judas, he kisses, and betrays, and there with the Whore of Babylon, he presents a golden cup with poison in it▪ he cannot be quiet, though his bolts be always on, and the more unquiet any are under the rebukes of God, the more such resemble Satan to the life, whose whole life is filled up with vexing and fretting against the Lord. Let not any think (saith Luther) that the Devil ⟨p. 80⟩is now dead, no nor yet asleep, for as he that keepeth Israel, so he that hateth Israel never slumbereth nor sleepeth. But in the next place.
here with Judas, hee kisses, and betraies, and there with the Whore of Babylon, hee presents a golden cup with poison in it▪ hee cannot bee quiet, though his bolts bee alwaies on, and the more unquiet any are under the rebukes of God, the more such resemble Satan to the life, whose whole life is filled up with vexing and fretting against the Lord. Let not any think (saith Luther) that the Devil ⟨p. 80⟩is now dead, no nor yet asleep, for as hee that keepeth Israel, so hee that hateth Israel never slumbereth nor sleepeth. But in the next place.
Reas. 5. A fifth reason why gracious souls should be mute and silent under the greatest afflictions, and sharpest trials that do befall them, is this, because a holy, a prudent silence, under afflictions, under miseries, doth best capacitate and fit the afflicted for the receipt of mercies. When the rolling bottle lies still, you may pour into it your sweetest or your strongest waters; when the rolling tumbling soul lies still, then God can best pour into it the sweet waters of mercy, and the strong waters of divine consolation. You read of the peaceable fruits of righteousness, Heb. 12. 11. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness, unto them which are exercised