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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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WE will Answer; First; Be sure, You may not complain of any Oppression in the Lord. Of the Glorious Lord, that Acknowledgement must be Eternally made, Psal. XCII. 15. There is no unrighteousness in Him. Whatever Distresses come upon us, we must Acknowledge; Th• Lord is Holy in all his ways, and Righteous in all his Works. Whatever may be our Afflictions, we must Acknowledge, Lord, Thou dost punish me far less than mine Iniquities deserve. Indeed, One that was under a vast confluence, and contrition of Troubles, broke forth into that Expression; Job X. 3. Is it Good unto thee, that thou shouldest oppress? But the Good GOD may truly say; I cannot oppress. Oh! Let us humble our selves before the awful, absolute, infinite Sovereignty of the Great GOD. The Sovereign GOD may do what. He will, ⟨p. 10⟩with all the Works of His Hands. 'Tis no Oppression in the Potter, to do what He will with the Clay. The Great GOD would not oppress us, tho' He should utterly Destroy us; and; unto whom shall He give an Account of His matters? But then, Let us add the Consideration of our own exceeding Sinfulness: Consider, how much we have by our Sins, made our selves worthy of the forest Plagues; Consider that Expostulation; Lam. III. 39. Why should a living Man complain; a Man for the Punishment of his Sin? After this, when we complain to the Lord, O Lord, I am oppressed; Yet never Complain of the Lord. Confess before the Lord, O Lord, If my Distresses and Afflictions do oppress me, yet thou art not chargeable with any Oppression. Thou art Just, in all that is come upon me. Tho' Man may use Injustice towards me, there is not the least Injustice, in the Lord, who has ordered all.
WE will Answer; First; Be sure, You may not complain of any Oppression in the Lord. Of the Glorious Lord, that Acknowledgment must be Eternally made, Psal. XCII. 15. There is no unrighteousness in Him. Whatever Distresses come upon us, we must Acknowledge; Th• Lord is Holy in all his ways, and Righteous in all his Works. Whatever may be our Afflictions, we must Acknowledge, Lord, Thou dost unish me far less than mine Iniquities deserve. Indeed, One that was under a vast confluence, and contrition of Troubles, broke forth into that Expression;