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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, they serve to bring the Saints nearer to God, and to make them more importunate and earnest in prayer with God; Before I was afflicted, I went astray, 1but now have I kept thy word. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes. I will be to Ephraim as a Lion, and as a young Lion to the house of 2Judah. I, even I will tear, and go away, I will take away, and none shall rescue him; I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face; in their affliction they will seek me early: and so they did, Come (say they) and let us return unto the Lord; for he hath torn, and he will heal us, he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us, in the third day he will raise ⟨p. 94⟩us up, and we shall live in his sight. So when God had hedged up their way with thorns, then they say, I will go and return 3to my first husband, for then was it with me better then now. Ah the joy, the peace, the comfort, the delight, and content that did attend us, when we kept close communion with God, doth bespeak our return to God. We will return to our first Husband, for then was it with us better then now.
Againe, they serve to bring the Saints nearer to God, and to make them more importunate and earnest in prayer with God; Before I was afflicted, I went astray, 1but now have I kept thy word. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learne thy statutes. I will be to Ephraim as a Lion, and as a young Lion to the house of 2Judah. I, even I will teare, and goe away, I will take away, and none shall rescue him; I will goe and returne to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face; in their affliction they will seek me early: and so they did, Come (say they) and let us returne unto the Lord; for he hath torne, and he will heale us, he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two dayes he will revive us, in the third day he will raise