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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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The Holy silence, which our sad things call us to, is that of a Mouth lying in the Dust. Of the poor Man Convicted of being in ill Terms with Heaven, we read, Match. XXII. 12. He was speechless. This we are now to be, upon the Conviction under which we are to lie, with no other Moan but this, I will bear the Indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him.
The Holy silence, which our sad things call us to, is that of a Mouth lying in the Dust. Of the poor Man Convicted of being in ill Terms with Heaven, we read, Match. XXII. 12. He was speechless. This we are now to be, upon the Conviction under which we are to ly, with no other Moan but this, I will bear the Indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him.
Thirdly. THERE is a Death to all things here below, in which we are to maintain that Holy silence that our sad things are to be born withal. Of the Dead, we read, They go down into silence. They that are gone down into the Grave where the Dead are lodged, are in the ⟨p. 22⟩Place of silence; have it said of them, They are silent in the Grave. 'Tis a Description of Death; Psal. XLIV. 17. A Soul dwelling in silence. Now, before we come to the Natural Death, which lies in the Destruction of the Commerce between the Heart and the Brain, there is a Moral Death, to be pursued and obtained; A Death upon our Vicious Appetites; a Death wherein we shall have our Lusts Mortified; a Death in which we shall be Dead with CHRIST, and have nothing but a CHRIST left Alive unto us, in regard of any strong Relish in our Souls. To be Dead, is to be Dumb. The Errand of all our sad things that come upon us, to render us Dead unto all Things here. For just as far as we Die to these things we Live unto GOD; It is the Dethroning of these Things, that Restores GOD unto His Throne in our Souls; and by This we Live; in this is the Life of our Spirit. Our Faithful SAVIOUR sends Killing things upon us; perhaps they are without a Metaphor so. He Loves us, when He Kills us. 'Tis that He may Kill our violent passions for Creatures, and that He may