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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 5
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To this answer, First, Though they are great, yet they are not so great as thy sins, thy self being1 Judge; therefore hold thy peace, Ezra. 9. 13. And after all that is come upon us, for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve. They that are under the sense and guilt of great sins, have cause to be silent under their greatest sufferings. Never complain that thy afflictions are great, till thou canst say that thy sins are not great; it is but justice that great afflictions should attend great sins; therefore be quiet: thy sins are like great Rocks, and mighty Mountains, but so are not thy afflictions; therefore lay thy hand upon thy mouth: the remembrance of great sins should cool and ⟨p. 244⟩calm a mans spirit under his greatest troubles; and if the sense of thy great sins will not stop thy mouth, and silence thy heart, I know not what will.
To this answer, First, Though they are great, yet they are not so great as thy sins, thy self being1 Judge; therefore hold thy peace, Ezra. 9. 13. And after all that is come upon us, for our evil deeds, and for our great trespasse, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve. They that are under the sense and guilt of great sins, have cause to bee silent under their greatest sufferings. Never complain that thy afflictions are great, till thou canst say that thy sins are not great; it is but justice that great afflictions should attend great sins; therefore bee quiet: thy sins are like great Rocks, and mighty Mountains, but so are not thy afflictions; therefore lay thy hand upon thy mouth: the remembrance of great sins should cool and ⟨p. 244⟩calm a mans spirit under his greatest troubles; and if the sense of thy great sins will not stop thy mouth, and silence thy heart, I know not what will.