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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 5
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Secondly, It may be they are not great, if you look upon them with Scripture-spectacles; flesh and1 blood many times looks upon Mole-hills as Mountains, and scratches upon the hand as stabs at the heart we make Elephants of Flies, and of little Pygmies we frame Giants: Carnal reason often looks upon troubles through false glasses. As there are some glasses that will make great things seem little, so there are others that will make little things seem great, and it may be that thou lookest upon thy afflictions through one of them. Look upon thy afflictions in the2 glass of the word, look upon them in a Scripture dress, and then they will be found to be but little; he that shall look into a Gospel-glass, shall be able to say, heavy afflictions ⟨p. 245⟩are light, long afflictions are short, bitter afflictions are sweet, and great afflictions are little, 2 Cor. 4. 16, 17, 18. It is good to make a judgement of your afflictions by a Gospel light, and by a Gospel rule.
Secondly, It may bee they are not great, if you look upon them with Scripture-spectacles; flesh and1 blood many times looks upon Mole-hills as Mountains, and scratches upon the hand as stabs at the heart wee make Elephants of Flies, and of little Pigmies wee frame Giants: Carnal reason often looks upon troubles through false glasses. As there are some glasses that will make great things seem little, so there are others that will make little things seem great, and it may be that thou lookest upon thy afflictions through one of them. Look upon thy afflictions in the2 glass of the word, look upon them in a Scripture dress, and then they will bee found to bee but little; hee that shall look into a Gospel-glass, shall bee able to say, heavy afflictions ⟨p. 245⟩are light, long afflictions are short, bitter afflictions are sweet, and great afflictions are little,