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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 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.
Thirdly, Though all this be ⟨p. 309⟩true, yet it hath been the portion of Gods dearest Saints and servants to be slandered, reproached, vilified,1 and falsely accused, Psal. 31. 18. Let the lying lips be put to silence, which speak grievous things proudly, and contemptuously against the righteous: How sadly and falsely was Joseph accused by his wanton Mistress; David by Doeg and Shimei, Job of hypocrisy, impiety, inhumanity, cruelty, partiality, pride and irreligion? Job 22. Was not Naboth accused of speaking blasphemy against God and the King? did not Haman represent the Jews to the2 King as Refractories and Rebels? was not Elijah accused to be the troubler of Israel, and Jeremiah the3 trumpet of rebellion, the Baptist a stirrer up of sedition, and Paul a pestilent incendiary? were not the Apostles generally accounted deceivers and deluders of the people, and the off-scouring of the world? &c. Athanasius and Eustathius 4were falsely accused of Adultery; Adultery, Heresy and Treason ⟨p. 310⟩were charged upon Cranmer, Parricide upon Philpot, sedition upon Latimer. As the primitive persecutors usually put Christians into Bears skins, and Dogs skins, and then baited them: so they usually5 loaded their names and persons with all the reproach, scorn, contempt and false reports imaginable, and then baited them, and then acted all their malice and cruelty upon them. I think there is no Christian, but sooner or later, first or last, will have cause to say with David, Psal. 35. 11. False witnesses did rise up, they laid to my charge things that I knew not; they charged me with such things whereof I was both innocent and ignorant. It was