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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A WORD TO THE READER.
Dear Friend!
Deare Friend!
SOLOMON bids us buy the1 Truth, but doth not tell us what it must cost, because we must get it, though it be never so dear; we must love it both2 shining and scorching; every parcel of Truth is precious, as the filings of gold; we must either live with it, or dye for it; As Ruth said to Naomi, Whither thou goest, I will go, and 3where thou lodgest, I will lodge, and nothing but death shall part thee and me; So must gracious spirits say, where Truth goes, I will ⟨image 10⟩go, and where Truth lodges, I will4 lodge, and nothing but death shall part me and Truth. A man may lawfully sell his House, Lands, and Jewels, but Truth is a Jewell that exceeds all price, and must not be sold. 'Tis our Heritage; Thy Testimonies have I taken 5