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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, This looks sourly and sadly upon murmurers, upon such ⟨p. 93⟩as do nothing but mutter and murmur under the afflicting hand of God: This was Israels sin of1 old, and this is Englands sin this day: Ah what murmuring is there against God! what murmuring against instruments! and what murmuring against providences is to be found amongst us! Some murmur at what they have lost, others murmur at what they fear they shall lose; some murmur that they are no higher, others murmur because they are so low; some murmur because such a party rules, and others mutter because themselves are not in the saddle; some murmur because their mercies are not so many as others, and others murmur because their mercies are not so great as others are; some murmur because they are afflicted, and others murmur because such and such are not afflicted as well as they. Ah England, England! hadst thou no more sins upon thee, thy murmuring were enough to undo ⟨p. 94⟩thee, did not God exercise much pity and compassion towards thee: But more of this hereafter; and therefore let this touch for the present suffice.
First, This looks sourely and sadly upon murmurers, upon such ⟨p. 93⟩as do nothing but mutter and murmure under the afflicting hand of God: This was Israels sin of1 old, and this is Englands sin this day: Ah what murmuring is there against God! what murmuring against instruments! and what murmuring against providences is to bee found amongst us! Some murmure at what they have lost, others murmure at what they fear they shall lose; some murmure that they are no higher, others murmure because they are so low; some murmure because such a party rules, and others mutter because themselves are not in the saddle; some murmure because their mercies are not so many as others, and others murmure because their mercies are not so great as others are; some murmure because they are afflicted, and others murmure because such and such are not afflicted as well as they. Ah England, England! hadst thou no more sins upon thee, thy murmuring were enough to undo