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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.
Sixthly, A holy a prudent Silence includes and takes in a strict charge, a solemn command that conscience lays upon the soul to be quiet and still. Psal. 37. 7. Rest in the Lord •or as the Hebrew hath it be silent to the Lord) and wait patiently for him. I charge1 thee, O my soul, not to mutter, not to murmur; I command thee O my soul, to be dumb and silent under the afflicting hand of God. As Christ laid a charge, a command upon the boisterous winds, and the roaring raging Sea, be still, and there was a great calm; so conscience lays a charge upon the soul to be quiet and still, Psal. 27. ult. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thy heart: wait I say on the Lord. Peace O my soul, be still, leave your muttering, leave your murmuring, leave your complaining, leave your chasing and vexing, and lay your hand upon your mouth, and ⟨p. 40⟩be silent. Conscience allays and stills all the tumults and uproars that be in the soul, by such like reasonings as the Clerk of Ephesus stilled that uproar, Act. 19. 40. For we are in danger to be called in question for this days uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. O my soul, be quiet, be silent, else thou wilt one day be called in question for all those inward mutterings, uproars and passions that are in thee, seeing no sufficient cause can be produced why you should murmur, quarrel, or wrangle under the righteous hand of God.
Sixthly, A holy a prudent Silence includes and takes in a strict charge, a solemn command that conscience laies upon the soul to bee quiet and still. Psal. 37. 7. Rest in the Lord •or as the Hebrew hath it bee silent to the Lord) and wait patiently for him. I charge1 thee, O my soul, not to mutter, not to murmure; I command thee O my soul, to bee dumb and silent under the afflicting hand of God. As Christ laid a charge, a command upon the boisterous winds, and the roaring raging Sea, bee still, and there was a great calm; so conscience laies a charge upon the soul to bee quiet and still,