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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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Fifthly, Consider, sinful shifts and means God hath always curst and blasted; Achans golden wedge was but a wedge to cleave him, and his garment a shroud to shroud him▪ Ahab purchases a Vineyard with the blood of the owner, but presently it was watered with ⟨p. 114⟩his own blood, according to the word of the Lord. Gehazi must needs have a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment, and that with a lye, I say with a lye; well, he hath them, and he hath with them a Leprosy that cleaved to him and his seed for ever, 2 King. 5. 22,—ult. With those very hands that Judas took money to betray his Master, with those very hands he fitted a halter to hang himself. The rich and wretched glutton fared delicately, and went bravely every day, but the next news you hear of him, is of his being in hell, crying out for a drop, who when he was on earth, would not give a crumb. The Coal that the Eagle carried from the Altar to her nest, set all on fire.
Fifthly, Consider, sinful shifts and means God hath alwaies curst and blasted; Achans golden wedge was but a wedge to cleave him, and his garment a shroud to shroud him▪ Ahab purchases a Vineyard with the blood of the owner, but presently it was watered with ⟨p. 114⟩his own blood, according to the word of the Lord. Gehazi must needs have a talent of silver, and two changes of rayment, and that with a lye, I say with a lye; well, hee hath them, and hee hath with them a Leprosie that cleaved to him and his seed for ever, 2 King. 5. 22,—ult. With those very hands that Judas took money to betray his Master, with those very hands hee fitted a halter to hang himself. The rich and wretched glutton fared delicately, and went bravely every day, but the next news you hear of him, is of his being in hell, crying out for a drop, who when hee was on earth, would not give a crum. The Coal that the Eagle carried from the Altar to her nest, set all on fire.