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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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Luther speaking of God, saith, God doth not dwell in Babylon, but in Salem; Babylon signifies confusion, and Salem signifies peace; now God dwells not in spirits that are unquiet, and in confusion, but he dwells in peaceable and quiet spirits: Unquiet spirits can take in neither counsel nor comfort, ⟨p. 82⟩grace nor peace▪ &c. Psal. 77. 2. My soul refused to be comforted. The Impatient Patient will take down no cordials, he hath no eye to see, nor hand to take, nor palate to relish, nor stomach to digest any thing that makes for his health and welfare; when the man is sick and froward, nothing will down, the sweetest music can make no melody in his ears, Exod. 6. 6, 7, 8, 9. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians and I will rid you out of their bondage: and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgement. And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that • am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto the Land, concerning the which • did swear to give it, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and • will give it you for an heritage; I am the Lord. The choicest ⟨p. 83⟩cordials and comforts that Heaven or Earth could afford▪ are here held forth to them, but they have no hand to receive them. Here Moses his lips drops honey-combs, but they can taste no sweetness in them: here the best of Earth, and the best of Heaven is set before them, but their souls are shut up, and nothing will down: here is such ravishing music of paradise, as might abundantly delight their hearts, and please their ears, but they cannot hear: here are soul-enlivening, soul-supporting, soul-strengthening, soul-comforting, soul-raising, and soul-refreshing words, but they cannot hearken to them. v. 9. And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel, but they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage: They were under their aguish, feverish-fits, and so could neither hear, nor see, taste, nor take in any thing that