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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 7
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Fourthly, Whilst Satan is tempting1 of thee, Christ in the Court of glory is interceding for thee, Luk. 22. 31, 32. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: Satan would fain have been shaking of him up and down, as wheat is shaken in a fan, but Christs intercession frustrates Satan's designed temptations: when ever Satan stands at our elbows to tempt us, Christ stands at his Fathers to intercede for us, Heb. 7. 25. He ever lives to make intercession. Some of the learned think, that Christ intercedes only by virtue of his merits, others think that it is done only with his mouth, probably it may be done both ways, the rather because he hath a tongue (as also a whole glorified body) in Heaven, and is it likely that that mouth which pleaded so much for us on earth, should be2 ⟨p. 266⟩altogether silent for us in Heaven? Christ is a person of highest honour, he is the greatest favourite in the Court of Heaven, he always stands betwixt us and danger, if there be any evil plotted or designed against us by Satan (the great accuser of the brethren) he foresees it, and by his intercession prevents it. When Satan puts in his pleas, and commences suit upon suit against us, Christ still undertakes our cause, he answers all his pleas, and non-sutes Satan at every turn, and in despite of Hell he keep us up in divine favour; when Satan pleads, Lord here are such and such sins that thy children have committed, and here are such and such duties that they have omitted, and here are such and such mercies that they have not improved, and here are such and such ordinances that they have slighted, and here are such and such motions of the Spirit, that they have quenched: divine Justice, answers, All this is true; but Christ hath appeared on ⟨p. 267⟩their behalf, he hath pleaded their3