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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 8
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.
First, It hath been the common lot, portion and condition of the choicest Saints in this world, to be deserted and forsaken of God, Psal. 30. 6, 7. Psal. 77. and 88. Job 23. 8, 9. Cant. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4. ch. 5. 6, 7. Isa. 8. 17. Micah. 7. 7, 8, 9. If God deal• no worse with thee than he hath dealt with his most bosom friends, with his choicest Jewels, thou hast no reason to complain. But
First, It hath been the common lot, portion and condition of the choicest Saints in this world, to be deserted and forsaken of God, Psal. 30. 6, 7. Psal. 77. and 88. Job 23. 8, 9. Cant. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4. ch. 5. 6, 7. Isa. 8. 17. Micah. 7. 7, 8, 9. If God deal• no worse with thee than hee hath dealt with his most bosome friends, with his choicest Jewels, thou hast no reason to complain. But
Secondly, Gods forsaking of thee is only partial, it is not total; God may forsake his people in part, but he never wholly forsakes them, he may forsake them in respect of his quickening presence, and in respect of his comforting