Too Much And Too Many

Let me remind you of where we are at so you can get your bearings.  “The Mute Christian” is written is show Christians that it is their duty to refrain from complaints and murmuring in trials.  We are now on the last main division where he gives answers to ten objections to this silence.  Today we will cover two objections and Thomas Brooks’ answers because, as both objections are really similar, so are the answers.  When told that it is their great duty to refrain from murmuring against God in afflictions, some will say “my afflictions daily multiply and increase upon me; like the waves of the sea, they come rolling over the neck of one another; and how then can I hold my peace” and others will say though “they were many, yet if they were not great I would be mute, but alas! they are very great”.  If you have a copy of “The Mute Christian” yourself and try to follow along it is going to be tough because I am going to weave together some of his answers to both of these objections.  The following is taken from pages 359-364 of volume 1 in my Banner of Truth edition.    Continue Reading>>>