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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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Sixthly, There will come a day ⟨p. 317⟩when the Lord will wipe off all the dust and filth that wicked men have cast upon the good names of his people; there shall be a resurrection1 of names, as well as of bodies, their names that are now buried in the open sepulchres of evil throats shall surely rise again; their innocency shall shine forth as the light, and their righteousness as the noonday, Psal. 37. 6. Though the clouds may for a time obscure the shining forth of the Sun, yet the Sun will shine forth again as bright and glorious as ever. The Righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. Though the malicious slanders, and false accusations of wicked men, may for a time cloud the names of the Saints, yet those clouds shall vanish, and their names shall appear transparent and glorious: God will take that care of his peoples good name, that the infamy, calumnies, and contumelies that is cast upon it shall not long stick.2 The Jews rolled a stone upon Christ to keep him down, that he might ⟨p. 318⟩not rise again, but an Angel quickly rolls away the stone, and in despite of his keepers, he rises in a glorious triumphant manner: So, though the world may roll this stone, and that of reproach and contempt upon the Saints good names, yet God will roll away all those stones, and their names shall have a glorious resurrection, in despite of men and devils: That God that hath always one hand to wipe away his children's tears from their eyes, that God hath always another hand to wipe off the dust that lies upon his children's names: wronged innocency shall not long lve under a cloud; dirt will not stick long upon Marble, nor statues of Gold. Well Christians, remember this, the slanders and reproaches that are cast upon you, they are but badges of your innocency and glory. Job 31. 35, 36. If mine adversary should write a book against me, Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a Crown to moe. All reproaches are ⟨p. 319⟩