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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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Again, afflictions serve to keep the hearts of the Saints humble and tender, Lam. 3. 19, 20. Remembering my affliction, and my misery, the wormwood, and the gall; My soul hath them still in remembrance, 1and is humbled in me, or bowed down in me, ⟨p. 93⟩as the Original hath it. So David, when he was under the rod, could say, I was dumb, I opened not my mouth, because thou diddest it; I have read of one, who when any thing fell out prosperously, would read over the Lamentations of Jeremiah, 2and that kept his heart tender, humble and low; prosperity doth not contribute more to the puffing up of the soul, then adversity doth to the bowing down of the soul; this the Saints by experience find, and therefore they can kiss, and embrace the Cross, as others do the worlds Crown.
Againe, afflictions serve to keep the hearts of the Saints humble and tender, Lam. 3. 19, 20. Remembring my affliction, and my misery, the wormwood, and the gall; My soule hath them still in remembrance, 1and is humbled in me, or bowed downe in me, ⟨p. 93⟩as the Originall hath it. So David, when he was under the rod, could say, I was dumb, I opened not my mouth, because thou diddest it; I have read of one, who when any thing fell out prosperously, would read over the Lamentations of Jeremiah, 2and that kept his heart tender, humble and low; prosperity doth not contribute more to the puffing up of the soul, then adversity doth to the bowing down of the soule; this the Saints by experience find, and therefore they can kisse, and imbrace the Crosse, as others doe the worlds Crowne.
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