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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
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Fourthly, A prudent, a holy1 Silence, takes in an humble, justifying, clearing and acquitting of God, of all blame, rigour, and injustice, in all the afflictions he brings upon us. Psal. 51. 4. That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest, that is, when thou correctest. Gods judging his people, is Gods correcting or chastening of his people, 1 Cor. 11. 32. When we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord. Davids great care when he was under the afflicting hand of God, was to clear the Lord of injustice: Ah Lord (saith he) There is not the least show, spot, stain, blemish, or mixture of injustice, in all the afflictions thou hast brought upon me; I desire to take shame to my self, and to set to my seal that the Lord is righteous, and that there is no injustice, no cruelty, nor no extremity in all that the ⟨p. 26⟩Lord hath brought upon me: And so in that, Psal. 119. 75. 137. he sweetly and readily subscribes unto the righteousness of God in those sharp and smart afflictions that God exercised him with. I know O Lord that thy judgements are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Righteous art thou O Lord, and upright are thy judgements. Gods judgements are always just, he never afflicts but in faithfulness, his will is the rule of justice; and therefore a gracious soul dares not cavil nor question his proceedings; the afflicted soul knows, that a righteous God can do nothing but that which is righteous; it knows, that God is uncontrollable, and therefore the afflicted man puts his mouth in the dust, and keeps silence before him. 2 Sam. 16. 10. Who dare say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
Fourthly, A prudent, a holy1 Silence, takes in an humble, justifying, clearing and acquitting of God, of all blame, rigour, and injustice, in all the afflictions hee brings upon us.