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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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Thirdly, The third soul-quieting Conclusion you have in vers. 31. For the Lord will not cast off for ever; the Rod shall not always lye upon the back of the righteous. At even-tide lo• there is trouble, but afore morning it is gone, Isa. 17. 14. As Athanasius said to his friends, when they came to bewail his misery and banishment; Nubecula est cito transibit, 'tis but a little cloud (said he) and will quickly be gone. There are none of Gods afflicted ones that have not their lucida intervalla, ⟨p. 35⟩their intermissions, respites,1 breathing-whiles; yea, so small a while doth the hand of the Lord rest upon his people, that Luther cannot get diminutives enough to extenuate it; for he calls it a very little, little cross that we bear, Isa. 26. 20. Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thy self as it were for a little moment (or for a little space, a little while) until the indignation be overpast. The indignation doth not transire, but pertransire, pass, but over-pass. The sharpness, shortness, and suddenness of the Saints afflictions, is set forth by the travel of a woman, John 16. 21. which is sharp, short, and sudden.
Thirdly, The third soul-quieting Conclusion you have in vers. 31. For the Lord will not cast off for ever; the Rod shall not alwaies lye upon the back of the righteous. At even-tide lo• there is trouble, but afore morning it is gone, Isa. 17. 14. As Athanasius said to his friends, when they came to bewail his misery and banishment; Nubecula est cito transibit, 'tis but a little cloud (said hee) and will quickly bee gone. There are none of Gods afflicted ones that have not their lucida intervalla, ⟨p. 35⟩their intermissions, respites,