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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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Lastly, IT will be very consistent with an Holy silence, under thy sad things to speak still at that rate; Psal. XLII. 8. In the Night. His Song was with me. My Brethren, there are Songs which GOD […] Maker gives unto us, for the Night, which your sad things, bring upon us. To intermit those Lovely Songs, will be no ⟨p. 28⟩Holy silence. One of the songs I will now utter in your Hearing. Whatever •ad things befall me, I have a Glorious CHRIST left still unto me! A CHRIST who Reconciles me unto GOD, who pleads the Causes of my Soul; who undertakes to heal all that's amiss in me; who orders my whole Condition for me; who will make all things work together for my Good; who will carry me well through' the Valley of the shadow of Death; who will bring me to all the Spiritual Blessings of the Heavenly Places; And while I have such a CHRIST concerned for me, Happy, Happy am I; I never can be miserable! Go on, O Suffering Believer, and Soar, and Sing at this rate; Whatever sad things befall me, while I feel a Glorious CHRIST Possessing of me, and Conversing with me, and I can by the precious Thoughts of Him have a CHRIST always Dwelling in me; and I can find in a CHRIST all that was Amiable and Valuable in the Creatures that are taken from me; so long I cannot but be Comfortable. In all my Darkness, I have a wondrous Light arising to me. O Believing Sufferer, While thy sad things thus drive thee as a Dove to the Clef•s ⟨p. 29⟩of the Rock, thy SAVIOUR says, Let me hear thy Voice! And sweet, sweet will be this Voice of thine unto Him.
Lastly, IT will be very consistent with an Holy silence, under thy sad things to speak still at that rate; Psal. XLII. 8. In the Night. His Song was with me. My Brethren, there are Songs which GOD 〈…〉 Maker gives unto us, for the Night, which your sad things, bring upon us. To intermit those Lovely Songs, will be no ⟨p. 28⟩Holy silence. One of the songs I will now utter in your Hearing. Whatever ad things befall me, I have a Glorious CHRIST left still unto me! A CHRIST who Reconciles me unto GOD, who pleads the Causes of my Soul; who undertakes to heal all that's amiss in me; who orders my whole Condition for me; who will make all things work together for my Good; who will carry me well thro' the Valley of the shadow of Death; who will bring me to all the Spiritual Blessings of the Heavenly Places; And while I have such a CHRIST concerned for me, Happy, Happy am I; I never can be miserable! Go on, O Suffering Believer, and Soar, and Sing at this rate; Whatever sad things befall me, while I feel a Glorious CHRIST Possessing of me, and Conversing with me, and I can by the precious Thoughts of Him have a CHRIST always Dwelling in me; and I can find in a CHRIST all that was Amiable and Valuable in the Creatures that are taken from me; so long I cannot but be Comfortable. In all my Darkness, I have a wondrous Light arising to me. O Believing Sufferer, While thy sad things thus drive thee as a Dove to the Clefs