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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 in all ages God hath had some that have been great, rich, wise, and honourable, that have chosen his ways, and cleaved to his service in the face of all difficulties,2 though not many wise men, yet some wise men have; and though not many mighty, yet some mighty have; and though not many noble, yet some noble have; witness Abraham, and Jacob, and Job, and several Kings, and others that the Scriptures speak of; and ah! how many have we among our selves, whose souls have cleaved to the Lord, and who have swum to his service, through the blood of the slain, and who have counted their lives dear unto them, that they and others might enjoy the holy things of Christ, according to the mind and heart of Christ, &c.
The second Remedie against this device1 of Satan, is, to consider, that in all ages God hath had some that have been great, rich, wise, and honourable, that have chosen his wayes, and cleaved to his service in the face of all difficulties,2 though not many wise men, yet some wise men have; and though not many mighty, yet some mighty have; and though not many noble, yet some noble have; witnesse Abraham, and Jacob, and Job, and severall Kings, and others that the Scriptures speak of; and ah! how many have we among our selves, whose soules have cleaved to the Lord, and who have swum to his service, through the blood of the slain, and who have counted their lives dear unto them, that they and others might injoy the holy things of Christ, according to the mind and heart of Christ, &c.
- 12. Remedy.2. Remedie.
- 2Good Nobles (saith one) are like black swans, and thinly scattered in the firmament of a state, even like stars in the first magnitude, yet some God hath had in all ages, as might be showed out of Histories.