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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 third Remedy against this device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that the spiritual riches of the poorest Saints do infinitely transcend the temporal ⟨p. 172⟩riches of all the wicked men in the2 world; their spiritual riches do satisfy them, they can sit down satisfied with the riches of grace that be in Christ; without honours, and without riches, &c. He that drinks of that water that I shall give him, shall thirst no more. The riches of poor Saints are durable, they will bed and board with them, they3 will go to the Prison, to a sick bed, to a grave, yea to Heaven with them. The spiritual riches of poor Saints are as wine, to cheer them; and as bread to strengthen them, and as clothes to warm them, and as Armour to protect them. Now all you that know any thing, do know, that the riches of this world cannot satisfy the souls of men, and they are as fading as a flower, or as the owners of them are, &c.
The third Remedie against this device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that the spiritual riches of the poorest Saints do infinitely transcend the temporall ⟨p. 172⟩riches of all the wicked men in the2 world; their spirituall riches do satisfie them, they can sit downe satisfied with the riches of grace that be in Christ; without honours, and without riches, &c. He that drinks of that water that I shall give him, shall thirst no more. The riches of poor Saints are durable, they will bed and board with them, they3 will goe to the Prison, to a sick bed, to a grave, yea to Heaven with them. The spirituall riches of poore Saints are as wine, to cheer them; and as bread to strengthen them, and as cloathes to warme them, and as Armour to protect them. Now all you that know any thing, do know, that the riches of this world cannot satisfie the soules of men, and they are as fading as a flower, or as the owners of them are, &c.