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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.
A wicked wretch under Commodus 1the Emperor, accused Apollonius a godly Christian to the Judges, for certain grievous crimes, which when he could not prove, he was adjudged to have his legs broken, according to an ancient ⟨p. 322⟩Law of the Romans.
A wicked wretch under Commodus 1the Emperour, accused Apollonius a godly Christian to the Judges, for certain grievous crimes, which when hee could not prove, hee was adjudged to have his leggs broken, according to an antient ⟨p. 322⟩Law of the Romans.
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Gregory Bradway falsely accused one Brook, but shortly after through terrors of conscience, he sought to cut his own throat, but being prevented, he fell mad.
Gregory Bradway falsely accused one Brook, but shortly after through terrours of conscience, hee sought to cut his own throat, but being prevented, hee fell mad.
I have read of Socrates's two false accusers, how that the one was trodden to death by the multitude, and the other was forced to avoid the like by a voluntary banishment. I might produce a multitude of other instances, but let these suffice, to evidence how swift and terrible a witness God hath been against those that have been false accusers of his people, and that have laded their precious names with scorn and reproach; the serious consideration of which, should make the accused and reproached Christian to sit dumb and silent before the Lord.