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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 6
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.
I have read of a foolish Emperor, who to show the greatness of his City, made show of many Spiders; when the mind is disturbed, men many times say they know not what, and do they know not what; it may be when these clouds are blown over, and thy mind cleared, and thy judgement settled, thou wilt be of another opinion. The supplicant woman appealed from drunken King Philip, to sober King Philip; it is good to appeal from a distempered mind, to a clear composed mind, for that is the way to make a righteous judgement of all the righteous dispensations of God, both towards our selves, and towards others.1
I have read of a foolish Emperour, who to shew the greatness of his City, made shew of many Spiders; when the mind is disturbed, men many times say they know not what, and do they know not what; it may be when these clouds are blown over, and thy mind cleared, and thy judgement setled, thou wilt bee of another opinion. The supplicant woman appealed from drunken King Philip, to sober King Philip; it is good to appeal from a distempered mind, to a clear composed mind, for that is the way to make a righteous judgement of all the righteous dispensations of God, both towards our selves, and towards others.1
- 1Nothing but strong vomits, strong purges, strong glisters will cure some.
Thirdly, It may be that the Lord sees that it is very needful, that thy afflictions should be greater than others, it may be thy heart is harder than other mens hearts, and prouder and stouter than other ⟨p. 255⟩mens hearts; it may be thy heart is more impure than others, and more carnal than others, or else more passionate and more worldly than others, or else more deceitful and more hypocritical than others, or else more cold and careless than others, or else more secure than others, or more formal and lukewarm than others; now if this be thy case, certainly God sees it very necessary for the breaking of thy hard heart, and the humbling of thy proud heart, and the cleansing of thy oul heart, and the spiritualizing of thy carnal hear, &c. that thy afflictions should be greater than others; and therefore hold thy peace; where the disease is strong, the physic must be strong, else the cure will never be wrought. God is a wise Physician, and he would never give strong physic,