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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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WE will Suppose the sad things that befall us, to appear never so much in the shape of mere Accidents; yet, GOD forbid, that we should come into the Philistean Language, It was a chance that bappened unto us. To tell of a Fortune; 'tis what becomes not the Mouth of a Christian. These Accidents, like the stormy Winds, do but Fulfil the Word of GOD. Yea, we will suppose Enemies, Rational and even Designing Agents, to bring our sad things upon us: But still these Enemies are no other than Instruments. Ah, Thou Troubler; Thou art no more than the Axe or the Sarce; no more than the Rod or the Staff; without the Hand of our GOD, thou couldest never do any ⟨p. 10⟩thing at all unto us. These are but Second Causes. When GOD gives Quietness who can cause Trouble! This then is the Upshot of the Matter. We are to Realize the Providence of the Glorious GOD in all the sad things that we meet withal. Whenever any sad things befall us the very First Thought rising in our Minds must be this: Lord, Thou didst it • There is a Providence of GOD in this thing• The thing had never befallen me, if the Providence of GOD had not ordered it!
WE will Suppose the sad things that befal us, to appear never so much in the shape of meer Accidents; yet, GOD forbid, that we should come into the Philistean Language, It was a chance that bappened unto us. To tell of a Fortune; 'tis what becomes not the Mouth of a Christian. These Accidents, like the stormy Winds, do but Fulfil the Word of GOD. Yea, we will suppose Enemies, Rational and even Designing Agents, to bring our sad things upon us: But still these Enemies are no other than Instruments. Ah, Thou Troubler; Thou art no more than the Axe or the Sarce; no more than the Rod or the Staff; without the Hand of our GOD, thou couldest never do any ⟨p. 10⟩thing at all unto us. These are but Second Causes. When GOD gives Quietness who can cause Trouble! This then is the Upshot of the Matter. We are to Realize the Providence of the Glorious GOD in all the sad things that we meet withal. Whenever any sad things befal us the very First Thought rising in our Minds must be this: Lord, Thou didst it • There is a Providence of GOD in this thing• The thing had never befallen me, if the Providence of GOD had not ordered it!