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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.
First, Consider, That murmuring1 speaks out many a root of bitterness to be strong in thy soul; murmuring speaks out sin in its power, corruption upon its Throne. As holy Silence argues true Grace, much Grace, yea Grace in its strength, and in its lively vigour; so murmuring, muttering under the hand or God, argues much sin, yea a heart full of sin, it speaks out a heart full of self-love, Exod. 15. 24. chap. 16. 7, 8. and full of slavish •ears, Numb. 13. 32, 33. chap. 14. 1, 2, 3. and full of ignorance, John 6. 41, 42, 61. and full of pride and unbelief, Psal. 106. 24, 25. yea they despised the pleasant land,2 or the land of desire (there is their pride) they believed not in his word, there is their unbelief, what ⟨p. 146⟩follows? they murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of God; they were sick of the fullens, and preferred Egypt before Canaan, a wilderness before a paradise. As in the first Chaos, there were the seeds of all creatures: so in the murmurers heart, there is not only the seed of all sin, but a lively operation of all sin; sin is become mighty in the hearts of murmurers, and none but an Almighty God can root it out; those roots of bitterness have so spread and strengthened themselves in the hearts of murmurers,3 that everlasting strength must put in, or they will be undone for ever. But
First, Consider, That murmuring1 speaks out many a root of bitterness to bee strong in thy soul; murmuring speaks out sin in its power, corruption upon its Throne. As holy Silence argues true Grace, much Grace, yea Grace in its strength, and in its lively vigour; so murmuring, muttering under the hand or God, argues much sin, yea a heart full of sin, it speaks out a heart full of self-love,