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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
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Fourthly, Our Lord Jesus Christ was sadly reproached, and falsely accused; his precious name (that deserves to be always writ in characters of gold, as the Persians usually write their Kings) was often eclipsed, before the Sun was eclipsed at his death; his sweet name, that was sweeter than all sweets, was often crucified before his body. Oh the stones of reproach that were frequently rolled upon that name by which we must be saved, if ever we are saved! Oh the jeers, the scoffs, the scorns that were cast upon that name that can only bless us. The ⟨p. 312⟩name of Jesus (saith Chrysostom) hath a thousand treasures of joy and comfort in it. The name of a Saviour (saith Bernard) is honey in the mouth, and music in the ear, and a jubilee in the heart; and yet where is the heart that can conceive, or the tongue that can express how much dung and filth hath been cast upon Christs names? and how many sharp arrows of reproach and scorn have been, and daily, yea hourly, are shot by the world at Christs name and honour? Such ignominious reproaches were cast upon Christ and his name in the time of his life, and at his death,1 that the Sun did blush, and masked her self with a cloud, that he might no longer behold them, Mat. 11. 19. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, behold, a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: but was he such a one? no; wisdom is justified of her children: Wisdoms children will stand up and justify her before all the world. ⟨p. 313⟩Mat. 27. 63. Saying, Sir, We remember 2that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, after three days I will rise again; but was he a deceiver of the people? no; he was the faithful and true witness, Rev. 1. 5. chap. 3. 14. John 7. 20. The people answered and said, thou hast a Devil: who goeth about to kill thee? chap. 8. 48. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a Devil? ch. 10. 20. And many of them said he hath a Devil, and is mad, why hear ye him? It was a wonder of wonders that the earth did not open and swallow up these Monsters, and that God did not rain Hell out of Heaven upon these horrid blasphemers, but their blasphemous assertions were denied and disproved by some of wisdoms children, vers. 21. Others said, these are not the words of him that hath a Devil: can a Devil open the eyes of the blind?