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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, By temptations the Lord will make you the more serviceable and useful to others; none so fit and able to relieve tempted1 souls, to sympathize with tempted souls, to succour tempted souls, to counsel tempted souls, to pity tempted souls, to support tempted souls, to bear with tempted souls, and to comfort tempted souls, as those who have been in the school ⟨p. 272⟩of temptations, 2 Cor. 1. 3, 4. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we our selves are comforted of God. By temptations God trains up his servants, and fits and capacitates them to succour and shelter their fellow brethren. One tempted Christian, saith Luther, is2 more profitable and useful to other Christians, than a hundred (I may add, than a thousand) that have not known the depths of Satan, that have not been in the school of temptation; he that is Master of Arts in the school of temptation, hath learned an Art to comfort, to succour, and gently to handle tempted and distressed souls, infinitely beyond what all humane Arts can reach unto; no Doctor to him that hath been a Doctor in the school of temptation, all other Doctors are but illiterate dunces to him.
Fourthly, By temptations the Lord will make you the more serviceable and usefu to others; none so fit and able to relieve tempted1 souls, to sympathize with tempted souls, to succour tempted souls, to counsel tempted souls, to pitty tempted souls, to support tempted souls, to bear with tempted souls, and to comfort tempted souls, as those who have been in the school ⟨p. 272⟩of temptations, 2 Cor. 1. 3, 4. Blessed bee God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that wee may bee able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith wee our selves are comforted of God. By temptations God trains up his servants, and fits and capacitates them to succour and shelter their fellow brethren. One tempted Christian, saith Luther, is