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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.
Eighthly and lastly, There▪ hath not ⟨image 8⟩any Authors or Author come to my hand that hath handled this subject, as I have done, and therefore I do not know but it may be the more grateful and acceptable to the world;1 and if by this assay others that are more able shall be provoked to do more worthily upon this subject, I shall therein rejoice; I shall only add, that though much of the following matter was preached upon the Lords visitation of my dear yoke-fellow, my self, and some other friends, yet there are many things of special concernment in the following Tract, that yet I have not upon any accounts communicated to the world. And thus I have given you a true and faithful account of the reasons that have prevailed with m•e to publish this Treatise to the wo•ld, and to dedicate it to your selves.
Eighthly and lastly, There▪ hath not ⟨image 8⟩any Authors or Author come to my hand that hath handled this subject, as I have done, and therefore I do not know but it may bee the more grateful and acceptable to the world;1 and if by this assay others that are more able shall bee provoked to do more worthily upon this subject, I shall therein rejoyce; I shall onely add, that though much of the following matter was preached upon the Lords visitation of my dear yoak-fellow, my self, and some other friends, yet there are many things of special concernment in the following Tract, that yet I have not upon any accounts communicated to the world. And thus I have given you a true and faithful account of the reasons that have prevailed with m•e to publish this Treatise to the wo•ld, and to dedicate it to your selves.
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