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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 PIETY of an Holy silence, yet speaking such things as these, is to be particularly Exemplified, on the Sorrowful Occasions, when like Aaron the Priest of the Lord, we have our CHILDREN taken from us; the Desire of our Eyes taken away with a stroke. Such Occasions do now exceedingly multiply, in a City, the cry whereof goes up to Heaven. My Brethren, Allow me to tell you, That on such Occasions; tho' we are to hold our peace, yet we are to make mention of the Lord, and not keep silence, as to the satisfaction, which we find Him afford unto us.
OUR Affection to our Children makes us desirous to have them Live, that they may taste the Comforts of this Life, and those Good Things, which we would as far as we can help them to. But now, speak such a thing as this. A Glorious CHRIST fetches away these Children to a World, where they are feasted with Comforts, which this mean and vain World could never yield unto them. They are ⟨p. 30⟩Comforted in the Paradise which they are gone unto.
WE have seen Lovely Qualities in our Children, by which they have been mightily Endeared unto us. But now, speak such a thing as this. There could be no Beauty in our Children but what• […] may see to Endear a Glorious CHRIST infinitely more unto us: […] Altogether Lovely One! Thou didst give all that was Beautiful in them; and thou […] so made them a thousand times more Beautiful than they were before.
WE have seen Lovely Qualities in our Children, by which they have been mightily Endeared unto us. But now, speak such a thing as this. There could be no Beauty in our Children but what• 〈…〉 may see to Endear a Glorious CHRIST infinitely more unto us: Altogether Lovely One! Thou didst give all that was Beautiful in them; and thou so made them a thousand times more Beautiful than they were before.