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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
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.
but why should they forget their sorrows, and not remember their pains, nor be sensible of their sickness? why, the reason is, because the Lord hath forgiven them their iniquities. The sense of pardon took away the sense of pain, the sense of forgiveness took away the sense of sickness. Assurance of pardon will take away the pain, the sting, the trouble of every trouble and affliction that a Christian meets with; no affliction will daunt, startle or stagger an assured Christian; assured Christians1 will be patient and silent under all. Melanchthon makes mention of a godly woman, who having upon her death-bed been in much conflict, and afterward much comforted, brake out into these words, Now, and not till now, I understand the meaning of these words, Thy sins are forgiven; the sense of which did mightily cheer and quiet her: He that hath got this Jewel of assurance in his bosom, ⟨p. 351⟩will be far enough off from vexing or fretting under the saddest dispensations that he meets with in this world.
but why should they forget their sorrows, and not remember their pains, nor be sensible of their sickness? why, the reason is, because the Lord hath forgiven them their iniquities. The sense of pardon took away the sense of pain, the sense of forgiveness took away the sense of sickness. Assurance of pardon will take away the pain, the sting, the trouble of every trouble and affliction that a Christian meets with; no affliction will daunt, startle or stagger an assured Christian; assured Christians1 will be patient and silent under all. Melanchthon makes mention of a godly woman, who having upon her death-bed been in much conflict, and afterward much comforted, brake out into these words, Now, and not till now, I understand the meaning of these words, Thy sins are forgiven; the sense of which did mightily chear and quiet her: Hee that hath got this Jewel of assurance in his bosome, ⟨p. 351⟩will be far enough off from vexing or fretting under the saddest dispensations that hee meets with in this world.
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