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

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The first Remedy against this device¹ of Satan, is, to dwell much upon the imperfections, and weaknesses that² do attend your choicest services; oh the spots! the blots! the blemishes, that are to be seen upon the face of our fairest duties! when thou hast done all thou canst, thou hast need to close up all with this; Oh! enter not into judgement with thy servant oh Lord; for the weaknesses that cleave to my best services, we may all³ say with the Church; All our righteousnesses are as a menstruous cloth. If God should be strict to mark what is done amiss in our best actions, we were undone. Oh! the water that is mingled with our wine, the dross that cleaves unto our Gold.

THe first Remedie against this device¹ of Satan, is, to dwell much upon the imperfections, and weaknesses that² doe attend your choisest services; oh the spots! the blots! the blemishes, that are to be seen upon the face of our fairest duties! when thou hast done all thou canst, thou hast need to close up all with this; Oh! enter not into judgement with thy servant oh Lord; for the weaknesses that cleave to my best services, we may all³ say with the Church; All our righteousnesses are as a menstruous cloath. If God should be strict to marke what is done amisse in our best actions, wee were undone. Oh! the water that is mingled with our wine, the drosse that cleaves unto our Gold.

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Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

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,

Now the first Remedy against¹ this device of Satan, is,

Now the first Remedie against¹ this device of Satan, is,

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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,

Now the first Remedy against1 this device of Satan, is,

Now the first Remedie against1 this device of Satan, is,

The author

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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,

Now the first Remedy against¹ this device of Satan, is,

Now the first Remedie against¹ this device of Satan, is,