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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.
I have read of one Johannes Abbas, 1who willingly fetched water near two miles every day for an whole year together, to pour upon a dry stick, upon the bare command of his Confessor.
I have read of one Johannes Abbas, 1who willingly fetched water neer two miles every day for an whole year together, to pour upon a dry stick, upon the bare command of his Confessor.
- 1Cassian. de Institut. renunciant. lib. 4. cap. 24
I have also read of the old Kings of Peru, that they were wont to use a tassel or fringe made of red wool, which they wore upon their heads, and when they sent any Governor to rule as Vice Roy in any part of their Country, they delivered unto him one of the threads of the tassel, and for one of those simple threads he was as much obeyed, as if he had been the King himself: Now shall one single thread be more forcible to draw Infidels to obedience, than all those golden commands last cited, shall be of force to draw you to be quiet and silent under the troubles and changes you meet with in this world? the Lord forbid.
I have also read of the old Kings of Peru, that they were wont to use a tassel or fringe made of red wool, which they wore upon their heads, and when they sent any Governour to rule as Vice Roy in any part of their Country, they delivered unto him one of the threeds of the tassel, and for one of those simple threeds hee was as much obeyed, as if hee had been the King himself: Now shall one single threed bee more forcible to draw Infidels to obedience, than all those golden commands last cited, shall bee of force to draw you to bee quiet and silent under the troubles and changes you meet with in this world? the Lord forbid.