Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

Name: Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices
Author: Thomas Brooks

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.

Thomas Brooks 1608–1680London: printed by M. Simmons for John Hancock, 1653

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PRECIOUS REMEDIES AGAINST SATANS Devices. › Now the general Remedies against this Device of Satan are these th…: Now the general Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.PRECIOUS REMEDIES AGAINST SATANS Devices. › Now the generall Remedies against this Device of Satan are these th…: Now the generall Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

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Hold fast the faithful word, as Titus speaks; you were better let go any thing then truth; you were better let go your¹ honours, and riches, your friends, and pleasures, and the worlds favours; yea, your nearest, and dearest relations, I, your very lives, then to let go truth. Oh! keep the truth, and truth will keep you safe, and happy for² ever, blessed are those souls that are kept by truth.

Hold fast the faithfull word, as Titus speaks; you were better let goe any thing then truth; you were better let goe your¹ honours, and riches, your friends, and pleasures, and the worlds favours; yea, your nearest, and dearest relations, I, your very lives, then to let goe truth. Oh! keep the truth, and truth will keep you safe, and happy for² ever, blessed are those soules that are kept by truth.

1Hold fast as with tooth, and nail, against those that would snatch it from us.Hold fast as with tooth, and naile, against those that would snatch it from us.
26. Remedy. I have read of one, who seeing in a vision, many snares of the devil spread upon the earth, he sate down mourning, and said, within himselfe (Quis periransiet ista) who shall pass thorough these? whereunto he he•d a voice answering (humilitas▪ periransiet) humility shall pass thorough them.6. Remedy. I have read of one, who seeing in a vision, many snares of the devill spread upon the earth, he sate downe mourning, and said, within himselfe (Quis periransiet ista) who shall passe thorough these? whereunto he he•d a voice answering (humilitas▪ periransiet) humility shall passe thorough them.

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Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The second thing to be showed is, the several Devices that Satan hath (as to draw souls to sin, so) to keep souls from holy duties, to hinder souls in holy Services, and to keep them off from Religious performances.

The second thing to be shewed is, the severall Devices that Satan hath (as to draw soules to sin, so) to keep soules from holy duties, to hinder soules in holy Services, and to keep them off from Religious performances.

The first device that Satan ¹hath to draw souls from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services is,

The first device that Satan ¹hath to draw soules from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The second thing to be showed is, the several Devices that Satan hath (as to draw souls to sin, so) to keep souls from holy duties, to hinder souls in holy Services, and to keep them off from Religious performances.

The second thing to be shewed is, the severall Devices that Satan hath (as to draw soules to sin, so) to keep soules from holy duties, to hinder soules in holy Services, and to keep them off from Religious performances.

The first device that Satan 1hath to draw souls from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services is,

The first device that Satan 1hath to draw soules from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

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The first device that Satan ¹hath to draw souls from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services is,

The first device that Satan ¹hath to draw soules from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services is,