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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. 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 ⟨p. 81⟩thereby, Jam. 3. 18. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that make peace. The still and quiet soul is like a Ship, that lies still and quiet in the harbour▪ you may take in what goods, what commodities you please, whilst the Ship lies quiet and still: So when the1 soul is quiet and still under the hand of God, it is most fitted and advantaged to take in much of God, of Christ, of Heaven, of the Promises, of Ordinances, and of the Love of God, the Smiles of God, the Communications of God, and the counsel of God; but when souls are unquiet, they are like a Ship in a storm, they can take in nothing.
Reas. 5. A fifth reason why gracious souls should bee 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 receit 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 bee joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterwards it yeeldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness, unto them which are exercised