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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 Remedy against this device1 of Satan, is, to consider, that other precious Saints, that were shining2 lights on earth, and are now triumphing in Heaven, have held on in religious services, notwithstanding all the troubles and dangers that have surrounded them; Nehemiah, and Ezra were surrounded with dangers on the left hand, and on the right; and yet in the face of all, they hold on building the Temple, and the wall of Jerusalem: so Daniel, and those precious worthies, in the 44 Psal. under want of outward encouragements, and in the face of a world of very great discouragements, their souls clave to God, and his ways; Though they were sore broken in the place of dragons, and covered with the shadow of death; yea, though they were all the day long counted as sheep for the slaughter, yet their hearts were not turned back, neither did their steps decline from his ways. Though bonds and ⟨p. 145⟩imprisonment did attend Paul, and the rest of the Apostles in every place; yet they held on in the work, and service of the Lord; and why then should you degenerate from their worthy examples, which is your duty, and your glory to follow.
The second Remedie against this device1 of Satan, is, to consider, that other precious Saints, that were shining2 lights on earth, and are now triumphing in Heaven, have held on in religious services, notwithstanding all the troubles and dangers that have surrounded them; Nehemiah, and Ezra were surrounded with dangers on the left hand, and on the right; and yet in the face of all, they hold on building the Temple, and the wall of Jerusalem: so Daniel, and those precious worthies, in the 44 Psal. under want of outward incouragements, and in the face of a world of very great discouragements, their souls clave to God, and his wayes; Though they were sore broken in the place of dragons, and covered with the shadow of death; yea, though they were all the day long counted as sheep for the slaughter, yet their hearts were not turned back, neither did their steps decline from his wayes. Though bonds and