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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.
Secondly, Consider, it is an impossible thing for any to sin themselves out of their troubles. Abraham, Job, and Jonah attempts it, but could not effect it: the devils have experienced this near this six1 thousand years, they had not been now in chains, could they but have sinned themselves out of their chains; could the damned sin2 ⟨p. 108⟩themselves out of everlasting burnings,3 there would have been none now a roaring in that devouring unquenchable fire: Hell would have no inhabitants, could they but sin themselves out of it. Ah Christians! devils and damned spirits shall as soon sin themselves out of Hell, as you shall be able to sin your selves out of your afflictions: Christians! you shall as soon stop the Sun from running her course, contract the Sea in a Nut shell, compass the earth with a span, and raise the dead at your pleasure, as ever you shall be able to sin your selves out of your sufferings▪ and therefore it is better to be silent and quiet under them, than to attempt that which is impossible to accomplish; this second consideration will receive further confirmation by the next particular.
Secondly, Consider, it is an impossible thing for any to sin themselves out of their troubles. Abraham, Job, and Jonah attempts it, but could not effect it: the devils have experienced this near this six1 thousand years, they had not been now in chains, could they but have sinned themselves out of their chains; could the damned sin2 ⟨p. 108⟩themselves out of everlasting burnings,3 there would have been none now a roaring in that devouring unquenchable fire: Hell would have no inhabitants, could they but sin themselves out of it. Ah Christians! devils and damned spirits shall as soon sin themselves out of Hell, as you shall bee able to sin your selves out of your afflictions: Christians! you shall as soon stop the Sun from running her course, contract the Sea in a Nut shell, compasse the earth with a span, and raise the dead at your pleasure, as ever you shall be able to sin your selves out of your sufferings and therefore it is better to bee silent and quiet under them, than to attempt that which is impossible to accomplish; this second consideration will receive further confirmation by the next particular.