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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 9
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.
Secondly, It must be granted, that a good name once lost, is very hardly recovered again, a man may more easily recover a lost friend, a lost estate, than a lost name; a good name is like a Princely structure, quickly ruined, but long a rearing; the Father of the Prodigal could say of his lost son,1 This my Son was lost, but is found, he was dead, but is alive; but how few Christians can say, this my good name was lost, but is found, it was dead, but now it lives. As when ⟨p. 308⟩Orpha once left Naomi, she returned2 no more to her: so when once a good name leaves a man, it hardly returns to him again; a cracked credit will hardly be soldered anew; new Wine is rarely put into old bottles; a man should stand upon nothing more than the credit of his conscience, and the credit of his3 name.
Secondly, It must bee granted, that a good name once lost, is very hardly recovered again, a man may more easily recover a lost friend, a lost estate, than a lost name; a good name is like a Princely structure, quickly ruined, but long a rearing; the Father of the Prodigal could say of his lost son,1 This my Son was lost, but is found, hee was dead, but is alive; but how few Christians can say, this my good name was lost, but is found, it was dead, but now it lives. As when ⟨p. 308⟩Orpha once left Naomi, shee returned2 no more to her: so when once a good name leaves a man, it hardly returns to him again; a crack'd credit will hardly bee sodered anew; new Wine is rarely put into old bottles; a man should stand upon nothing more than the credit of his conscience, and the credit of his3 name.