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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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Fourthly, There is a gracious quietness which is of the spirits infusion, Gal. 5. 22,—25. Now this quietness of spirit, this spiritual frame of heart, is of great price in the sight of God. God values it above the world, and therefore who would not covet it more than the world, yea more than life it self? Certainly the great God sets a great price upon nothing but that which is of an invaluable price; what stretching, struggling and striving is there for those things that the great ones of the earth do highly ⟨p. 129⟩prize? Ah what stretching of wits, interests, and consciences is there this day, to gain and hold up that which justice will cast down? how much better would it be if all persons would in good earnest struggle and strive, even as for life, after a quiet and silent spirit, which the great and glorious God sets so great a price upon? this is a pearl of greatest price, and happy is he that purchases it, though it were with the loss of all. But
Fourthly, There is a gracious quietness which is of the spirits infusion, Gal. 5. 22,—25. Now this quietness of spirit, this spiritual frame of heart, is of great price in the sight of God. God values it above the world, and therefore who would not covet it more than the world, yea more than life it self? Certainly the great God sets a great price upon nothing but that which is of an invaluable price; what stretching, strugling and striving is there for those things that the great ones of the earth do highly ⟨p. 129⟩prize? Ah what stretching of wits, interests, and consciences is there this day, to gain and hold up that which justice will cast down? how much better would it bee if all persons would in good earnest struggle and strive, even as for life, after a quiet and silent spirit, which the great and glorious God sets so great a price upon? this is a pearl of greatest price, and happy is hee that purchases it, though it were with the loss of all. But