Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

Name: Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices
Author: Thomas Brooks

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.

Thomas Brooks 1608–1680London: printed by M. Simmons for John Hancock, 1653

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The second thing to be showed is, the several Devices that Satan h… › Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.The second thing to be shewed is, the severall Devices that Satan h… › Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

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If I never repent, oh then my sinful¹ thoughts will be the Scorpions that will eternally vex me; the rods that will eternally lash me; the thorns that will everlastingly prick me; the dagger that will be eternally a stabbing me; the worm that will be for ever a gnawing me; oh! therefore watch against them, be constant in resisting them, an• in lamenting and weeping over them, and then they shall not hurt thee, though they may for a time trouble thee, and remember this; he that doth this, doth more then the most glistering and blustering Hypocrite in the world doth.

If I never repent, oh then my sinfull¹ thoughts will be the Scorpions that wil eternally vex me; the rods that will eternally lash me; the thorns that will everlastingly prick me; the dagger that will be eternally a stabbing mee; the worme that will be for ever a gnawing me; oh! therefore watch against them, be constant in resisting them, an• in lamenting and weeping over them, and then they shall not hurt thee, though they may for a time trouble thee, and remember this; he that doth this, doth more then the most glistering and blustering Hypocrite in the world doth.

1Inward bleeding kills many a man; so will sinful thoughts, if not repented of.Inward bleeding kils many a man; so will sinfull thoughts, if not repented of.

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The fifth Remedy against this device¹ of Satan, is, to labour more and more to be filled with the fullness of God, and to be enriched with all spiritual and heavenly things; what's the reason that the Angels in heaven have not so much as an idle thought? 'tis because they are filled with the fullness of God; take it for an experienced truth, the more the soul is filled with the fullness of God, and enriched with spiritual and heavenly things, the less room there is in that soul for vain thoughts. The fuller the vessel is of wine, the less room there is for water; Oh! lay up much of God, of Christ, of precious promises, and choice experiences in your hearts, and

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Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

The eighth Device that Satan¹ hath to keep souls from religious services, from holy performances, is,

The eighth Device that Satan¹ hath to keepe soules from religious services, from holy performances, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The third thing to be showed, is the several Devices that Satan hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, questioning, and uncomfortable condition.¹

The third thing to be shewed, is the severall Devices that Satan hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, questioning, and uncomfortable condition.¹

The first Device that Satan¹ hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, and so making their life a hell, is,

The first Device that Satan¹ hath to keepe souls in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, and so making their life a hell, is,

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The eighth Device that Satan1 hath to keep souls from religious services, from holy performances, is,

The eighth Device that Satan1 hath to keepe soules from religious services, from holy performances, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The third thing to be showed, is the several Devices that Satan hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, questioning, and uncomfortable condition.1

The third thing to be shewed, is the severall Devices that Satan hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, questioning, and uncomfortable condition.1

The first Device that Satan1 hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, and so making their life a hell, is,

The first Device that Satan1 hath to keepe souls in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, and so making their life a hell, is,