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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.
21.—when I take from them the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters; the way to lose your mercies, is to indulge them; the way to destroy them, is to fix your minds and hearts upon them; thou mayest write bitterness and death upon that mercy first, that hath first taken away thy heart from God. Now, if God hath stripped thee of that very mercy with which thou hast often committed spiritual Adultery, and Idolatry, hast thou any cause to murmur? hast thou not rather cause to hold thy peace, and to be mute ⟨p. 201⟩before the Lord? Christians, your hearts are Christs royal Throne, and in this Throne Christ will be chief (as Pharaoh said to Joseph, Gen. 41. 40.) he will endure no competitor, if you shall attempt to throne the creature, be it never so near and dear unto you, Christ will dethrone it, he will destroy it, he will quickly lay them in a bed of dust, who shall aspire to his royal Throne. But
21.—when I take from them the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters; the way to lose your mercies, is to indulge them; the way to destroy them, is to fix your minds and hearts upon them; thou mayest write bitterness and death upon that mercie first, that hath first taken away thy heart from God. Now, if God hath stript thee of that very mercy with which thou hast often committed spiritual Adultery, and Idolatry, hast thou any cause to murmure? hast thou not rather cause to hold thy peace, and to be mute ⟨p. 201⟩before the Lord? Christians, your hearts are Christs royal Throne, and in this Throne Christ will bee chief (as Pharaoh said to Joseph, Gen. 41. 40.) hee will endure no competitor, if you shall attempt to throne the creature, bee it never so near and dear unto you, Christ will dethrone it, hee will destroy it, hee will quickly lay them in a bed of dust, who shall aspire to his royal Throne. But