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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I have many precious friends in1 several Countries, who are not a little desirous, that my pen may reach them, now my voice cannot. I have formerly been, by the help of the mighty God of Jacob, a weak instrument of good to them, and cannot but hope, and believe, that the Lord will also bless these labours to them, they being (in part) the fruit of their desires, and prayers, &c.
I have many precious friends in1 severall Countries, who are not a little desirous, that my pen may reach them, now my voice cannot. I have formerly been, by the help of the mightie God of Jacob, a weake instrument of good to them, and cannot but hope, and beleeve, that the Lord will also blesse these labours to them, they being (in part) the fruit of their desires, and prayers, &c.
- 16 Reason.
Lastly, not knowing how soon1 my Glass may be out, and how soon I may be cut off by a hand of death, from all opportunities of ⟨image 6⟩doing further service for Christ, or your souls in this world, I was willing to sow a little handful of spiritual seed among you; that so, when I put off this earthly Tabernacle, my love to you, and that dear remembrance of you, which I have in my soul, may strongly engage your minds and spirits, to make this Book your Companion; and under all external, or internal changes, to make use of this heavenly Salve, which I hope, will by the blessing of the Lord, be as effectual for the healing of all your Wounds, as their looking up to the brazen Serpent, was effectual to heal theirs that were bit, and stung with fiery Serpents. I shall leave this Book with you, as a Legacy of my dearest Love, desiring the Lord to make it a far greater, and sweeter Legacy, then all those carnal Legacies are, that are left by the high and mighty ones of the earth, to their nearest and dearest relations, &c.