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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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UNDER all pressures of Affliction, our Course must be to Fly unto GOD, as our Undertaker; Make our Prayer to GOD, that He will Undertake to relieve us in, and redeem us from all the Oppression that is upon us. I am to speak some Good Words this Day; Words by which may be made Glad, the Hearts that are stooping with Heaviness.
UNDER all press•res of Affliction, our Course must be to Fly unto GOD, as our Undertaker; Make our Prayer to GOD, that He will Undertake to relieve us in, and redeem us from all the Oppression that is upon us. I am to speak some Good Words this Day; Words by which may be made Glad, the Hearts that are stouping with Heaviness.
I. SOMETIMES we are so Distressed, as even to be oppressed in it. Our Affliction may be such, that we may call it, an Oppression too. We may be so Afflicted, that we may have cause to cry out, O Lord, I am Oppressed,
BUT what sort of Distresses, are they that may be styled Oppressions. Why;
First. ALL Distresses, that lye very heavy upon us, may be counted Oppressions. When an Affliction Sinks us, then there is a kind of an Oppression in it. If an Affliction be such a Burden upon our Spirits, or upon our Interests, that we