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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 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.
Shall carnal and wicked persons ⟨p. 141⟩be so ready and willing to comply with the bloody, and senseless,1 and superstitious commands of their superiors? and shall not Christians be more ready and willing to comply with the commands of the great God? whose commands are all just and equal, and whose will is the perfect rule of Righteousness. Prior est autoritas imperantis, quam utilitas servientis. Tertul. The chief reason of obedience, is the authority of the Lord, not the utility of the servant. Ah Christians! when your hearts begin to fret and fume under the smarting Rod, charge one of those commands last cited upon your hearts, and if they shall mutter, charge another of those commands upon your hearts, and if after this they shall vex and murmur, charge another of those commands upon your hearts, and never leave charging and rubbing those commands one after another upon your hearts, till you are brought to lay your hands upon your