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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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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 ⟨p. 29⟩of the Psalmist; Psal. XXXIX. 2. With silence I remained as Dumb; I wholly held my peace; not mentioning of any Good; my grief was then renewed. There are some Good things to be mentioned under our sad things. We must not now be so Dumb with silence as wholly to hold our Peace, and forbear the mention of those Good things. Our Grief will be Renewed, Increased, Inflamed, by such a silence. Yea, Because you are concerned with GOD, in all the sad things that you meet withal; For that very Cause, you are now to speak some Things which He will be pleased withal; speak such Things as may answer the Intention of His Dealings with you.
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 call'd unto. It was the Remark ⟨p. 29⟩of the Psalmist; Psal. XXXIX. 2. With silence I remain'd as Dumb; I wholly held my peace; not mentioning of any Good; my grief was then renew'd. There are some Good things to be mentioned under our sad things. We must not now be so Dumb with silence as wholly to hold our Peace, and forbear the mention of those Good things. Our Grief will be Renew'd, Increas'd, Inflam'd, by such a silence. Yea, Because you are concerned with GOD, in all the sad things that you meet withal; For that very Cause, you are now to speak some Things which He will be pleased withal; speak such Things as may answer the Intention of His Dealings with you.