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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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II. AND now, for the Effect of the Maxim. What is that Holy Silence, which is to be maintained, when the Glorious GOD shall inflict sad things upon us […] The Apprehension of our having to d• with a Glorious GOD, in the sad thing which we meet withal, must restrain all expressions of Impatience with us. Thus 'tis, that we are to hold our peace. The Thing which we are now asking after is this; what are those expressions o• Impatience, which are to be refrained when there is danger lest our Spirits become Impatient under sad Things be falling of us? Now,
II. AND now, for the Effect of the Maxim. What is that Holy Silence, which is to be maintained, when the Glorious GOD shall inflict sad things upon us 〈…〉 The Apprehension of our having to d• with a Glorious GOD, in the sad thing which we meet withal, must restrain all expressions of Impatience with us. Thus 'tis, that we are to hold our peace. The Thing which we are now asking after is this; what are those expressions o• Impatience, which are to be refrained when there is danger lest our Spirits become Impatient under sad Things be falling of us? Now,
First. THERE is an Holy silence with ⟨p. 11⟩regard unto Men, to be maintained, when we are Concerned with Men, Injured by Men, in the sad Things which we meet withal. 'Tis indeed in such Cases, that we are apt most of all to fall into expressions of Impatience, and speak Un• visedly with our Lips: 'Tis when Men do Hurt us, Wrong us, Abuse us; when Men do such Things unto us as would even provoke a Stone to speak. Now in such Cases, what should be our Sentiments! Tho' it may be a Messenger from Satan that buffets us, yet Remember, there are Messages from GOD unto us in the Buffetings. And the Wards are best beard in Quietness. An Holy silence is needful, that we may listen to His Lessons. Under the sad things which we may suffer from Reproaches, we have been taught thus to think of a Calumnious Backbiter,