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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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For weak believers to consider, that though Jesus Christ hath not freed them from the presence of sin, yet he1 hath freed them from the damnatory power of sin. It's most true, that sin and grace were never borne together, neither shall sin and grace dye together; yet while a believer breaths in this world, they must live together, they must keep house together. Christ in this life will not free any believer from the presence of any one sin, though he doth free every believer from the damning power of every sin; There's no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. The Law cannot condemn a believer, for Christ hath fulfilled it for him; divine Justice cannot condemn him, for that Christ hath satisfied; his sins cannot condemn him, for they in the blood of Christ are pardoned; and his own conscience (upon righteous grounds) cannot condemn him, because Christ, that is greater then his conscience, hath acquitted him, &c.
FOr weake beleevers to consider, that though Jesus Christ hath not freed them from the presence of sin, yet he1 hath freed them from the damnatory power of sin. It's most true, that sinne and grace were never borne together, neither shall sin and grace dye together; yet while a beleever breaths in this world, they must live together, they must keep house together. Christ in this life will not free any beleever from the presence of any one sin, though he doth free every beleever from the damning power of every sin; There's no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walke not after the flesh, but after the spirit. The Law cannot condemn a beleever, for Christ hath fulfilled it for him; divine Justice cannot condemn him, for that Christ hath satisfied; his sinns cannot condem him, for they in the blood of Christ are pardoned; and his owne conscience (upon righteous grounds) cannot condemn him, because Christ, that is greater then his conscience, hath acquitted him, &c.