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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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Secondly, What is written is permanent, litera scripta manet, and-spreads it self further by far, for time, place and persons than the voice can reach; the pen is an artificial tongue, it speaks as well to absent, as to present friends; it speaks ⟨image 5⟩to them that are afar off, as well as those that are near; it speaks to many thousands at once; it speaks not only to the present age, but also to succeeding1 ages; the Pen is a kind of Image of eternity, it will make a man live when he is dead; though the Prophets do not live for ever, yet their labours may; a mans writings may preach, when he cannot, when he may not, and when by reason of bodily distempers, he• dares not; yea and that which is more, when he is not.
Secondly, What is written is permanent, litera scripta manet, and-spreads it self further by far, for time, place and persons than the voice can reach; the pen is an artificial tongue, it speaks as well to absent, as to present friends; it speaks ⟨image 5⟩to them that are afar off, as well as those that are near; it speaks to many thousands at once; it speaks not onely to the present age, but also to succeeding1 ages; the Pen is a kinde of Image of eternity, it will make a man live when hee is dead; though the Prophets do not live for ever, yet their labours may; a mans writings may preach, when hee cannot, when hee may not, and when by reason of bodily distempers, he• dares not; yea and that which is more, when hee is not.