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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.
Thirdly, Few men, if any, have Iron memories; how soon is a Sermon preached forgotten, when a Sermon written remains? Augustin writing to1 Volusian, saith, That which is written is always at hand to be read, when the reader is at leisure; men do not easily forget their own names, nor their Fathers house, nor the wives of their bosoms, nor the fruit of their loins nor to eat their daily bread; and yet Ah! how easily do they forget that word of grace, that should be dearer to them than all? most mens memories, especially in the great concernments of their ⟨image 6⟩souls are like a sieve or bolter, where the good Corn, and fine Flower goes through, but the light chaff and course bran remains behind; or like a strainer, where the sweet liquor is strained out, but the dregs are left behind; or like a grate, that lets the pure water run away, but if there be any straws, sticks, mud, or filth that it holds, as it were with Iron hands, most mens memories are very treacherous, especially in good things; few mens memories are a holy Ark, a heavenly Stare-house, or Magazine for their souls; and therefore they stand in the more need of a written word. But
Thirdly, Few men, if any, have Iron memories; how soon is a Sermon preach'd forgotten, when a Sermon written remains? Augustin writing to1 Volusian, saith, That which is written is alwaies at hand to bee read, when the reader is at leasure; men do not easily forget their own names, nor their Fathers house, nor the wives of their bosomes, nor the fruit of their loins nor to eat their daily bread; and yet Ah! how easily do they forget that word of grace, that should bee dearer to them than all? most mens memories, especially in the great concernments of their ⟨image 6⟩souls are like a sieve or bowlter, where the good Corn, and fine Flower goes thorow, but the ligh• chaff and course bran remains behinde; or like a strainer, where the sweet liquor is strained out, but the dreggs are left behinde; or like a grate, that lets the pure water run away, but if there bee any straws, sticks, mud, or filth that it holds, as it were with Iron hands, most mens memories are very treacherous, especially in good things; few mens memories are a holy Ark, a heavenly Stare-house, or Magazine for their souls; and therefore they stand in the more need of a written word. But