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Silentiarius. A brief essay on the holy silence and godly patience, that sad things…
Silentiarius. A brief essay on the holy silence and godly patience, that sad things are to be entertained withal. A sermon at Boston-Lecture, on the death of Mrs. Abigail Willard, and the day before her interment; who expired Septemb. 26. 1721. / By her father. ; Whereunto there is added, a sermon on, the refuge of the distressed, which was preached on the Lord's-Day preceding.Silentiarius. A brief essay on the holy silence and godly patience, that sad things are to be entertained withal. A sermon at Boston-Lecture, on the death of Mrs. Abigail Willard, and the day before her interment; who expired Septemb. 26. 1721. / By her father. ; Whereunto there is added, a sermon on, the refuge of the distressed, which was preached on the Lord's-Day preceeding.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland, 1721
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LEV. X. 3. And Aaron held his peace.
BUT the silent Saint shall now speak aloud unto us: Even i• holding his Peace he shall now speak aloud unto us: A D• Man shall now speak unto us. It shall be done, I will not say, Miraculously, […] but I hope, it will be done Remarkably, and very Profitably. The very silence will have in it a Voice to be greatly hearkened to. And if I declare to you, That my Design is, to strike my Hearers Dumb, it will be a Kindness for theme Indeed an Angel once brought it as a Rebuke to a good Man, for something amiss ⟨p. 2⟩in him, Thou shalt be Dumb and not able to speak. But I am now to propose it as the Glory of a good Man, Thou shalt be Dumb, and hold thy Peace, not willing to speak. When and How and Why to hold ones peace, truly 'tis a Thing the People of GOD should be well-acquainted withal.
BUT the silent Saint shall now speak aloud unto us: Even i• holding his Peace he shall now speak aloud unto us: A D• Man shall now speak unto us. It shall be done, I will not say, Miraculously, 〈…〉 but I hope, it will be done Remarkably, and very Proftably. The very silence will have in it a Voice to be greatly hearken'd to. And if I declare to you, That my Design is, to strike my Hearers Dumb, it will be a Kindness for theme Indeed an Angel once brought it as a Rebuke to a good Man, for something amiss ⟨p. 2⟩in him, Thou shalt be Dumb and not able to speak. But I am now to propose it as the Glory of a good Man, Thou shalt be Dumb, and hold thy Peace, not willing to speak. When and How and Why to hold ones peace, truly 'tis a Thing the People of GOD should be well-acquainted withal.