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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 4
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.
Secondly, If such should not be mute and silent under their afflictions, whose afflictions are increased and multiplied upon them, then there are none in the world who will be found mute and silent under their afflictions: for certainly there are none who do not find the waters of affliction to grow daily upon them; if this be not so, what means the bleating of the Sheep, and the lowing of the1 Oxen? what means the daily sighs, groans, and complaints of Christians amongst us? if their troubles, like the waters in Ezekiels Sanctuary,2 be not still increasing upon them; every day brings us tidings of new straights, new troubles, new crosses, new losses, new trials, &c.
Secondly, If such should not bee mute and silent under their afflictions, whose afflictions are increased and multiplied upon them, then there are none in the world who will bee found mute and silent under their afflictions: for certainly there are none who do not finde the waters of affliction to grow daily upon them; if this bee not so, what means the bleating of the Sheep, and the lowing of the1 Oxen? what means the daily sighs, groans, and complaints of Christians amongst us? if their troubles, like the waters in Ezekiels Sanctuary,2 bee not still encreasing upon them; every day brings us tidings of new straights, new troubles, new crosses, new losses, new trials, &c.
- 11 Sam. 15. 14.
- 2Ezek. 47. 1,—20