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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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The second Device that Satan hath to draw souls from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services, is,
The second Device that Satan hath to draw soules from holy duties, and to keepe them off from religious services, is,
BY presenting to them the danger,1 the losses, and the sufferings that do attend the performance of such and ⟨p. 142⟩such religious services; by this device Satan kept close those that believed on Christ, from confessing of Christ, in that 12. John 42. Nevertheless, among the chief Rulers also, many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees, they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the Synagogue. I would walk in all the ways of God, I would give up my self to the strictest ways of holiness; but I am afraid dangers will attend me on the one hand; and losses, and happily such, and such sufferings on the other hand, saith many a man. Oh! how should we help our selves against this temptation, and device of Satan.
BY presenting to them the danger,1 the losses, and the sufferings that do attend the performance of such and ⟨p. 142⟩such religious services; by this device Satan kept close those that beleeved on Christ, from confessing of Christ, in that 12. John 42. Neverthelesse, among the chief Rulers also, many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees, they did not confesse him, lest they should be put out of the Synagogue. I would walke in all the wayes of God, I would give up my selfe to the strictest wayes of holinesse; but I am afraid dangers will attend me on the one hand; and losses, and happily such, and such sufferings on the other hand, saith many a man. Oh! how should we helpe our selves against this temptation, and device of Satan.