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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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II. THIS must be the Method of Relief, when you fall into the Hand of the Oppressor. ⟨p. 21⟩You read; Eccl. V. 8. Thou see the oppression of the poor; He that is Higher than the Highest, regardeth it, Let Him that is Higher than the Highest then hear from thee, O oppressed Neighbour. Tho' thou art never so low, & mean, He will regard the Oppression. Do any Defraud you, and fraudulently, or violently withhold from you, what you have a Rightful Claim unto? Do any misuse you? Do any Revile you? Are you falsely Accused? must you lye under the Load of a False Accusation, and the unjust Clamours of unreasonable Persons? Fall down at the Foot of the Holy GOD. Own that He is Just in all. Beg that you may get Good by all. But cry out, O Lord, I am oppressed, undertake for me!
II. THIS must be the Method of Relief, when you fall into the Hand of the Oppressor. ⟨p. 21⟩You read; Eccl. V. 8. Thou see the oppression of the poor; He that is Higher than the Highest, regardeth it, Let Him that is Higher than the Highest then hear from thee, O oppressed Neighbour. Tho' thou art never so low, & mean, He will regard the Oppression. Do any Defraud you, and fraudulently, or violently withold from you, what you have a Rightful Claim unto? Do any misuse you? Do any Revile you? Are you falsely Accused? must you lye under the Load of a False Accusation, and the unjust Clamours of unreasonable Persons? Fall down at the Foot of the Holy GOD. Own that He is Just in all. Beg that you may get Good by all. But cry out, O Lord, I am oppressed, undertake for me!
I will be yet more particular. We read, Gal. VI. 2. Bear ye one another's burdens. Alas, Men make Burdens for one another; By their Base Humours they do so. Sometimes Relatives make themselves very Burdensome to one another. We may have Relatives whose vile, froward, morose Carriage may be so Burdensome unto us, that we can do nothing, but as Jacob did, when Laban, and when