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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
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.
Pliny speaks of one Cressinus, who1 improved a little piece of ground to a far greater advantage, than his neighbours could a greater quantity of land, thereupon he was accused of witch-craft, but he to defend himself, brought into the Court his servants, and their working-tools, and said, Veneficia mea Quirites haec sunt, these are my witch-crafts (O ye Romans) these servants, and these working tools, are all the witch-craft that I know of; when the people heard this plea, with one consent they acquitted him, and declared him not guilty; and so his little piece of ground was secured to him; there is no way to secure your mercies, but by improving of them, there is nothing that provokes God to strip you of your mercies, like the non-improvement of them, Matth. 25. 24,—31. Take therefore the talent from him, ⟨p. 195⟩and give it unto him which hath ten talents. By some stroke or other God will take away the mercy that is not improved; if thy slothfulness hath put God upon passing a sentence of death upon thy dearest mercy, thank thy self, and hold thy peace.
Pliny speaks of one Cressinus, who1 improved a little peece of ground to a far greater advantage, than his neighbours could a greater quantity of land, thereupon hee was accused of witch-craft, but hee to defend himself, brought into the Court his servants, and their working-tools, and said, Veneficia mea Quirites haec sunt, these are my witch-crafts (O yee Romans) these servants, and these workingtools, are all the witch-craft that I know of; when the people heard this plea, with one consent they acquitted him, and declared him not guilty; and so his little peece of ground was secured to him; there is no way to secure your mercies, but by improving of them, there is nothing that provokes God to strip you of your mercies, like the non-improvement of them, Matth. 25. 24,—31. Take therefore the talent from him, ⟨p. 195⟩and give it unto him which hath ten talents. By some stroak or other God will take away the mercy that is not improved; if thy slothfulness hath put God upon passing a sentence of death upon thy dearest mercy, thank thy self, and hold thy peace.