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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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Luther found this by experience, when he said, I am without, set upon by all the world▪ and within, by the Devil and all his Angels. Satan is a coward, and loves to strike us, and trample upon us, when afflictions have cast us down. When besieged Towns, Cities and Castles are in ⟨p. 135⟩greatest straights and troubles, then the besiegers make their fiercest assaults: So when Christians are under the greatest straights and trials, then Satan assaults them most, like a roaring Lion. Now silence under afflictions is the best antidote and preservative against all those temptations that afflictions lay us open to. Silence in afflictions is a Christians armour of proof, it is that shield, that no spear or dart of temptation can pierce; whilst a Christian lies quiet under the Rod, he is safe; Satan may tempt him, but he will not conquer him, he may assault him, but he cannot vanquish him, Satan may entice him to use sinful shifts, to shift himself out of trouble, but he will choose rather to lye, yea dye in trouble than to get out upon Satan's terms. But
Luther found this by experience, when hee said, I am without, set upon by all the world▪ and within, by the Devil and all his Angels. Satan is a coward, and loves to strike us, and trample upon us, when afflictions have cast us down. When besiedged Towns, Cities and Castles are in ⟨p. 135⟩greatest straights and troubles, then the besiedgers make their fiercest assaults: So when Christians are under the greatest straights and trials, then Satan assaults them most, like a roaring Lion. Now silence under afflictions is the best antidote and preservative against all those temptations that afflictions lay us open to. Silence in afflictions is a Christians armour of proof, it is that shield, that no spear or dart of temptation can peirce; whilst a Christian lies quiet under the Rod, hee is safe; Satan may tempt him, but hee will not conquer him, hee may assault him, but hee cannot vanquish him, Satan may entice him to use sinful shifts, to shift himself out of trouble, but hee will chuse rather to lye, yea dye in trouble than to get out upon Satans terms. But