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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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I must complain of it, That many who seem to be pretty far gone in a Death to the Comforts of this World, are not got so far as they should be in a Death to the ⟨p. 24⟩Troubles of this World. But, my Friends what are the Resentments of a Dead Man upon all the Hard things that may be spoke of him, or may be done to him […] He says nothing upon these things. Even such an Indifferency must be approached unto. Oh! Could our dear and kind SAVIOUR see us thus Dead, under all the sad things that He sends upon us! — I say unto you, He would show wonders to the Dead.
I must complain of it, That many who seem to be pretty far gone in a Death to the Comforts of this World, are not got so far as they should be in a Death to the ⟨p. 24⟩Troubles of this World. But, my Friends what are the Resentments of a Dead Man upon all the Hard things that may be spoke of him, or may be done to him 〈…〉 He says nothing upon these things. Even such an Indifferency must be approach'd unto. Oh! Could our dear and kind SAVIOUR see us thus Dead, under all the sad things that He sends upon us! — I say unto you, He would shew wonders to the Dead.
THUS I have described unto you, the Holy silence, wherewith GOD is to be Glorified under all our sad things, which a Glorious GOD may send upon us.
BUT now at last, you shall have leave to break silence, and a leave to speak shall be allowed unto you. Tis now to be supposed, That you will speak nothing but what it will well become you to speak. And you shall have an Allowance, yea, a Direction to speak. Tho' an Holy Silence becomes you under your sad things, yet there is a sottish silence which is very misbecoming. There is a speaking, which will be very consistent with the Holy silence which under your sad things you are called unto. It was the Remark