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 Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

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

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The first Remedy against this device¹ of Satan, is, to dwell (till your hearts be affected) upon those commands of God, that do expressly require us, to shun the society of the wicked, Ephes. 5. 11. And have no fellowship ²with the unfruit fud works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Prov. 4. 14, 15, 16. Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 1 Cor. 5. 9, 10, 11. 2 Thess. 3. 6. Prov. 1. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. turn to these Scriptures, and let your souls dwell upon them, till a holy indignation be raised in your souls, against fellowship with vain men. God will not take the wicked by the hand, as Job speaks, why then should you? Gods commands are not like those that are easily reversed; but they are like those of the Medes, that cannot be changed; if these commands be not ⟨p. 121⟩now observed by thee, they will at last be witnesses against thee, and millstones to sink thee, in that day, that Christ shall judge thee.

THe first Remedy against this device¹ of Satan, is, to dwell (till your hearts be affected) upon those commands of God, that doe expressely require us, to shun the society of the wicked,

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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

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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,