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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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Secondly. MAY GOD undertake for us, That we may get Good by our Oppressions. If God undertake for us, our Oppressions will be made Beneficial, Advantageous, and Serviceable unto us; and we shall reap out of them the best of Benefits. If God undertake for us, our Oppressions will bring us nearer to God, and make us liker to Christ, and the Things which press us down, will but Raise us up to the most Heave•ly elevations. It GOD undertake for us, our Souls will thrive under our Oppressions, more than the Israelites did under their Egyptian ones; we shall be gainers by our Losses. We read, Heb. XII. 11. The chastening afterwards yields the peaceable Fruit of Righteousness. When we ⟨p. 13⟩pray, Lord, undertake for me, we are to present such Desires as these before the Lord: Lord, Let my Distresses prove Kindnesses to me. Let me find that thou hast in Faithfulness distressed me; and that all the Fruit shall be to take away my Sin. Let me be made better, by all the Evil that befalls me; and let me be made Wiser by the Rod of thy Correction.
Secondly. MAY GOD undertake for us, That we may get Good by our Oppressions. If God undertake for us, our Oppressions will be made Beneficial, Advantageous, and Serviceable unto us; and we shall reap out of them the best of Benefits. If God undertake for us, our Oppressions will bring us nearer to God, and make us liker to Christ, and the Things which press us down, will but Raise us up to the most Heave•ly elevations. It GOD undertake for us, our Souls will thrive under our Oppressions, more than the Israelites did under their Egyptian ones; we shall be gainers by our Losses. We read, Heb. XII. 11. The chastning afterwards yields the peaceable Fruit of Righteousness. When we ⟨p. 13⟩pray, Lord, undertake for me, we are to present such Desires as these before the Lord: Lord, Let my Distresses prove Kindnesses to me. Let me find that thou hast in Faithfulness distressed me; and that all the Fruit shall be to take away my Sin. Let me be made better, by all the Evil that befals me; and let me be made Wiser by the Rod of thy Correction.