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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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Sixthly, That all afflicted and distressed Christians may have a proper salve for every sore, a proper remedy against every disease at hand▪ as every good man▪ so every good book is not1 fit to be the afflicted mans companion, but this is, here he may see his face, his head his hand his heart, his way his works; here he may see all his diseases discovered, and proper remedies proposed and applied; here he may find Arguments to silence him, and means to quiet him, when it is at worst with him; in every storm here he may find a tree to shelter him, and in every danger here he may find a City of Refuge to secure him, and in every difficulty here he may have a light to guide him, and in every peril here he may find a buckler to defend him, and in every distress here he may find a cordial to strengthen him, and in every trouble here he may find a staff to support him.
Sixthly, That all afflicted and distressed Christians may have a proper salve for every sore, a proper remedy against every disease at hand▪ as every good man▪ so every good book is not1 fit to bee the afflicted mans companion, but this is, here hee may see his face, his head his hand his heart, his way his works; here hee may see all his diseases discovered, and proper remedies proposed and applied; here hee may finde Arguments to silence him, and means to quiet him, when it is at worst with him; in every storm here hee may finde a tree to shelter him, and in every danger here hee may finde a City of Refuge to secure him, and in every d•fficulty here hee may have a light to guide him, and in every peril here hee may finde a buckler to defend him, and in every distress here hee may finde a cordial to strengthen him, and in every trouble here hee may finde a staff to support him.
- 1Prov. 25. 11 That remedy is no remedy, that is not proper to the disease.