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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
THE MUTE CHRISTIAN Under the SMARTING ROD. › Objections › Objection 2
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.
Answ. To this I Answer, First, ⟨p. 188⟩If God did not strike thee in that mercy, which was near and dear unto thee, it would not amount to an affliction; that is not worthy the name of an affliction, that doth not strike at some bosom mercy; that trouble is no trouble, that doth not touch some choice contentment; that storm is no storm, that only blows off the leaves, but never hurts the fruit; that thrust is no thrust, that only touches the clothes, but never reaches the skin; that cut is no cut, that only cuts the hat, but never touches the head; neither is that affliction any affliction, that only reaches some remote enjoyment, but never reaches a Joseph a Benjamin, &c.
Answ. To this I Answer, First, ⟨p. 188⟩If God did not strike thee in that mercy, which was near and dear unto thee, it would not amount to an affliction; that is not worthy the name of an affliction, that doth not strike at some bosome mercy; that trouble is no trouble, that doth not touch some choice contentment; that storm is no storm, that onely blows off the leaves, but never hurts the fruit; that thrust is no thrust, that onely touches the cloaths, but never reaches the skin; that cut is no cut, that onely cuts the hatt, but never touches the head; neither is that affliction any affliction, that onely reaches some remote enjoyment, but never reaches a Joseph a Benjamin, &c.
Secondly, The best mercy is not too good for the best God; the best of the best, is not good enough for him who is goodness it self; the best child, the best yoke-fellow, the best friend, the best Jewel in all thy Crown must be ⟨p. 189⟩readily resigned to thy best God;1 there is no mercy, no enjoyment, no contentment worthy of God, but the best; the milk of mercy is for others, the cream of mercy is due to God; the choicest, the fairest, and the sweetest flowers, are fittest for the bosom of God; if he will take the best flower in all thy garden, and plant it in a better soil, hast thou any cause to murmur? wilt thou not hold thy peace?