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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 7
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.
Thirdly, Temptations shall much promote the exercise of ⟨p. 270⟩grace, as the spring in the watch sets all the wheels a going; and as Solomons virtuous woman set all her1 maidens to work: So temptation sets faith on work, and love on work, and repentance on work, and hope on work, and holy fear on work, and godly sorrow on work.2 As the wind sets the Mill at work, so the wind of temptation sets the graces of the Saints a going; now faith runs to Christ, now it hugs a promise, now it pleads the blood of Christ, now it looks to the recompense of reward, now it takes the sword of the Spirit, &c. now3 love cleaves to Christ, now love hangs upon Christ, now love will fight it out to the death for Christ, now hope flies to the horns of the Sanctuary, now hope puts on her helmet, now hope casts her anchor upon that within the veil, &c.4 Grace is never more acted, than when a Christian is most tempted. Satan made a bow of Jobs wife (of his Rib, as Chrysostom speaks) and shot a tentation by her at Job, ⟨p. 271⟩thinking to have shot him to the heart, curse God and dye, but the activity of Jobs graces was a breastplate that made him temptation-proof; the Devil tempting Bonaventure, told him he was a reprobate, and therefore persuaded him to drink in the present pleasures of this life (for saith he) thou art excluded from the future joys with God in Heaven (Bonaventures graces being active) he answers, no, not so Satan, if I must not enjoy God after this life, let me enjoy him as much as I can in this life.
Thirdly, Temptations shall much promote the exercise of ⟨p. 270⟩grace, as the spring in the watch sets all the wheels a going; and as Solomons virtuous woman set all her1