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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
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.
The words opened, and the Doctrine raised, viz. That it is the great duty and concernment of gracious souls, to be mute and silent under the greatest afflictions, the saddest providences and sharpest trials they meet with in this world. from p. 1, to 4.
THe words opened, and the Doctrine raised, viz. That it is the great duty and concernment of gracious souls, to be mute and silent under the greatest afflictions, the saddest providences and sharpest trials they meet with in this world. from p. 1, to 4.
For the opening of the point, First,
1 There is a sevenfold silence. p. 4, to 16. 2 What doth a prudent, a gracious, a holy silence include, showed in eight things. p. 16,—44. 3 What a prudent, a holy silence under afflictions doth not exclude, showed ⟨image 201⟩in eight things. p. 44,—67. 4 Eight Reasons why Christians must be mute and silent under their greatest afflictions, &c. p. 67,—92. Use, This Truth looks sourly upon five sorts of persons. p. 92,—102 Six considerations to prevent men from using sinful shifts and courses to deliver themselves out of their afflictions, &c. p. 102,—116. Twelve considerations to prevail with Christians, to be mute and silent under the sharpest afflictions, &c. that they meet with in this world. p. 116,—145 The heinous and dangerous nature of murmuring, discovered in twelve particulars. p. 145,—169 Object. 1 Did I but know that my afflictions were in love, I would be quiet, I would hold my peace, &c. Answered eight ways. p. 169,—187 Object. 2 The Lord hath smitten me in my nearest and dearest comforts and contentments, and how then can I hold my peace? Answered twelve ways. p. 187,—116 Object. 3 Oh! But my afflictions, my ⟨image 201⟩