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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.
Though God hath smitten thee in this or that near and dear enjoyment, it is thy wisdom to hold thy peace; for that God that hath taken away one, might have taken away all. Justice writes a sentence of death upon all Jobs mercies1 at once, and yet he holds his peace, and wilt not thou hold thine, though God hath cropped the fairest Flower in all thy garden?
Though God hath smitten thee in this or that near and dear enjoyment, it is thy wisdome to hold thy peace; for that God that hath taken away one, might have taken away all. Justice writes a sentence of death upon all Jobs mercies1 at once, and yet hee holds his peace, and wilt not thou hold thine, though God hath cropt the fairest Flower in all thy garden?
- 1Job 1.
Anytus a young spark of Athens, came revelling into Alcibiades house, and as he sate at supper with some strangers, he rose on a sudden, and took away one half ⟨p. 197⟩of his plate, thereupon the Guests stormed, and took on at it, he bade them be quiet, and told them, that he had dealt kindly with him, since that he had left the one half, whereas he might have taken all: so when our hearts begin to storm and take on, when God smites us in this near mercy, and in that dear enjoyment, Oh! let us lay the Law of silence upon our hearts, let us charge our souls to be quiet; for that God that hath taken away one child, might have took away every child, and he that hath taken away one friend, might have taken away every friend, and he that hath taken away a part of thy estate, might have taken away thy whole estate; therefore hold thy peace, let who will murmur, yet be thou mute.