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Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices
Precious remedies against Satan's devices or, salve for believers and unbelievers sores. Being a companion for those that are in Christ, or out of Christ; that are high, or low, learned, or illiterate, staggering, or wandering; that slight, or neglect ordinances, under a pretence of living above them; that are growing (in spirituals) or decaying; that are tempted, or deserted, afflicted, or opposed; that have assurance, or that want assurance; that are self-seekers, or the common-wealths caterpillars; that are in love sweetly united, or that yet have their spirits too much embittered, &c. By Thomas Brooks, a willing servant unto God, and the faith of his people, in the glorious gospel of Christ, at Margarets fish-street hill.Precious remedies against Satans devices or, salve for believers and unbelievers sores. Being a companion for those that are in Christ, or out of Christ; that are high, or low, learned, or illiterate, staggering, or wandering; that slight, or neglect ordinances, under a pretence of living above them; that are growing (in spiritualls) or decaying; that are tempted, or deserted, afflicted, or opposed; that have assurance, or that want assurance; that are self-seekers, or the common-wealths caterpillars; that are in love sweetly united, or that yet have their spirits too much imbittered, &c. By Thomas Brookes, a willing servant unto God, and the faith of his people, in the glorious gospel of Christ, at Margarets fish-street hill.
London: printed by M. Simmons for John Hancock, 1653
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First, because Satan hath a1 greater influence upon men, and higher advantages over men (having the wind and the hill as it were) then they think he hath, and the knowledge of his high advantages is the high way to disappoint him, and to render the soul strong in resisting, and happy in conquering, &c.
First, because Satan hath a1 greater influence upon men, and higher advantages over men (having the winde and the hill as it were) then they thinke he hath, and the knowledge of his high advantages is the high way to disappoint him, and to render the soul strong in resisting, and happy in conquering, &c.
- 11. Reason.
Your importunity, and the importunity1 of many other precious sons of Zion hath after much striving with God, my own heart, and others, made a conquest of ⟨image 5⟩me and forced me to do that at last, which at first was not a little contrary to my inclination, and resolution, &c.
Your importunity, and the importunity1 of many other precious sons of Zion hath after much striving with God, my own heart, and others, made a conquest of ⟨image 5⟩me and forced me to doe that at last, which at first was not a little contrary to my inclination, and resolution, &c.