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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.
Fourthly, Though the Lord hath hid his face from thee, yet certainly thou hast his secret presence with thee. God is present, ⟨p. 285⟩when he is seemingly absent. The 1Lord was in this place, and I knew it not, saith Jacob. The Sun many times shines when we do not see it, and the husband is many times in the house when the wife doth not know it. God is in thy house, he is in thy heart, though thou feest him not, thou feelest him not, though thou hearest him not, Heb. 13. 5. I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee, or as it may be rendered according to the Greek, I will not not leave thee, neither will I not not forsake thee. Art thou not now drawn out to prize God, and Christ, and his love, above all the world? yes; art thou not now drawn out to give the Lord many a secret visit,2 in a corner behind the door, in some dark hole where none can see thee, nor hear thee but the Lord?3 yes; are there not strong breathings, pantings and longings after a clearer vision of God, and after a fuller fruition of God? yes; art thou not more affected and afflicted with the withdrawings of Christ, ⟨p. 286⟩than thou art with the greatest afflictions4 that ever befell thee? yes, Austin upon that answer of God to Moses, Thou canst not see my face and 5live, makes this quick and sweet reply, then Lord let me die, that I may see thy face. Dost thou not often tell God that there is no punishment6 to the punishment of loss, and no hell to that of being forsaken of God? yes; dost thou not find a secret power in thy soul, drawing thee forth to struggle with God, to lay hold on God, and patiently to wait on God, till he shall return unto thee, and lift up the light of his countenance upon thee? yes; well then, thou mayest be confident that thou hast a secret and blessed presence of God with thee, though God in regard of his comfortable presence may be departed from thee; nothing below a secret presence of God, with a mans spirit, will keep him waiting and working till the Sun of Righteousness shines upon him. If any vain persons should put that deriding