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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.
Look upon a Rabbit's skin, how well it comes off till it comes to the head, but then what haling and pulling is there before it stirs? So it is in the mortifying, in the crucifying ⟨p. 206⟩of sin; a man may easily subdue and mortify such and such sins, but when it comes to the head sin, to the master-sin, to the bosom-sin, Oh! what tugging and pulling is there? what striving and struggling is there, to get off that sin, to get down that sin? Now, if the Lord by smiting thee in some near and dear enjoyment shall draw out thy heart to fall upon smiting of thy master-sin, and shall so sanctify the affliction, as to make it issue in the mortification of thy bosom corruption, what eminent cause wilt thou have rather to bless him, than to fit down and murmur against him? and doubtless, if thou art dear to God, God will, by striking thy dearest mercy, put thee upon striking at thy darling-sin; and therefore hold thy peace, even then when God touches the apple of thi•e eye.
Look upon a Rabbets skin, how well it comes off till it comes to the head, but then what haling and pulling is there before it stirs? So it is in the mortifying, in the crucifying ⟨p. 206⟩of sin; a man may easily subdue and mortifie such and such sins, but when it comes to the head sin, to the master-sin, to the bosome-sin, Oh! what tugging and pulling is there? what striving and strugling is there, to get off that sin, to get down that sin? Now, if the Lord by smiting thee in some near and dear enjoyment shall draw out thy heart to fall upon smiting of thy master-sin, and shall so sanctifie the affliction, as to make it issue in the mortification of thy bosome corruption, what eminent cause wilt thou have rather to bless him, than to fit down and murmure against him? and doubtless, if thou art dear to God, God will, by striking thy dearest mercy, put thee upon striking at thy darling-sin; and therefore hold thy peace, even then when God touches the apple of thi•e eye.