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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 10
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 God do delay thee, yet he doth not forget thee, he remembers thee still, thou art1 still in his eye, and always upon his heart; he can as soon forget himself, as forget his people; the Bride shall sooner forget her ornaments, and the Mother shall sooner forget her sucking child, and the Wife shall sooner forget her Husband, than the Lord shall forget his people. Though Sabin•s in Seneca could never in all his life time remember those three names of Homer, Ulysses and Achilles, yet ⟨p. 330⟩God always knows and remembers his people by name. Gen. 8. 1. ch. 19. 29. & 30. 31. 1 Sam. 1. 9. Jonah▪ 4. 10, 11, &c. therefore be silent, hold thy peace, thy God hath not forgotten thee, though for the present he hath delayed thee.
Thirdly, Though God do delay thee, yet hee doth not forget thee, hee remembers thee still, thou art1 still in his eye, and alwaies upon his heart; hee can as soon forget himself, as forget his people; the Bride shall sooner forget her ornaments, and the Mother shall sooner forget her sucking childe, and the Wife shall sooner forget her Husband, than the Lord shall forget his people. Though Sabin•s in Seneca could never in all his life time remember those three names of Homer, Ulysses and Achilles, yet ⟨p. 330⟩God alwaies knows and remembers his people by name. Gen. 8. 1. ch. 19. 29. & 30. 31. 1 Sam. 1. 9. Jonah▪ 4. 10, 11, &c. therefore bee silent, hold thy peace, thy God hath not forgotten thee, though for the present hee hath delayed thee.