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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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IN a Word; Under sad things befalling us, there must be nothing heard from us, but the Language of PIETY; Nothing but what shall speak a Soul entirely ⟨p. 15⟩Swallowed up in the Will of GOD A Soul approving the equal Ways of GOD in all that is done unto us; A Soul persuaded that our SAVIOUR has Thoughts of Peace, and not of Evil, in all that is done unto us.
IN a Word; Under sad things befalling us, there must be nothing heard from us, but the Language of PIETY; Nothing but what shall speak a Soul entirely ⟨p. 15⟩Swallowed up in the Will of GOD A Soul approving the equal Wayes of GOD in all that is done unto us; A Soul perswaded that our SAVIOUR has Thoughts of Peace, and not of Evil, in all that is done unto us.
BUT then, Secondly. A Shame of the Sin that has brought our sad things upon us; This belongs to that Holy silence, wherewith GOD is to be Glorified under them. The Confusion which Repentance is attended withal, it has an Holy silence in it. Repentance is thus described; Ezek. XVI. 63. That thou mayst Remember, and be Confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy Shame. A true Penitent is thus exhibited unto us, Lam. III. 28, 29. He sitteth alone and keepeth silence; because he hath born it upon him; he putteth his mouth in the Dust. The frame of a true Penitent is that; Ezra. IX. 6. O my God, I am ashamed. I blush to lift up my Face unto thee. And, I Blush to open my mouth before thee. Under our sad things there is a Repentance called for; A Repentance that will not leave us a Word to say for our selves; but cast us into the Confusion of an Holy ⟨p. 20⟩