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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 fourth Remedy against this device1 is, seriously to consider, that though the Saints considered comparatively are few, though they be a little, little flock, a 2remnant, a garden enclosed, a spring shut up, 3a fountain sealed; though they are as the Summer gleanings, though they are one of a City, and two of a Tribe; though they be4 but a handful to a house-full; a spark to a flame, a drop to the Ocean; yet consider them simply in themselves, and so they are an innumerable number that ⟨p. 173⟩cannot be numbered, as John speaketh. After this I beheld, and lo a great multitude which no man could number, of all Nations, 5and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the Throne, and before the Lamb clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. So Matth. speaks; And I say 6unto you, that many shall come from the East, and West, and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven. So Paul: But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the City of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels. To the general assembly, and Church of the first borne, which are written in Heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.
The fourth Remedie against this device1 is, seriously to consider, that though the Saints considered comparatively are few, though they be a little, little flocke, a 2remnant, a garden enclosed, a spring shut up, 3