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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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Now sin reigns in the soul, when the soul willingly and readily obeys it, and subjects to its commands, as Subjects do actively obey, and embrace the commands of their Prince. The commands1 of a K. are readily embraced and obeyed by his Subjects; but the commands of a Tyrant are embraced & obeyed unwillingly. All the service that is done to a Tyrant, is out of violence, and not out of obedience; A free and willing subjection to the commands of sin, speaks out ⟨p. 199⟩the soul to be under the reign and dominion of sin; but from this plague, this hell, Christ frees all Believers: Sin cannot say of a believer, as the Centurion said of his servant; I bid one go, and be goeth, and to another come, and he cometh, and to another do this, and he doth it. No, the heart of a St. rises against the commands of sin; and when sin would carry his soul to the Devil, he hales his sin before the Lord, and cries out for Justice, Lord, saith the believing soul, sin plays the Tyrant, the Devil in me, it would have me to do that which makes against thy holiness, as well as against my happiness; against thy honour and glory, as my comfort & peace; therefore do me justice, thou righteous Judge of Heaven and Earth, and let this tyrant sin die for it, &c.
Now sin reigns in the soule, when the soul willingly and readily obeys it, and subjects to its commands, as Subjects do actively obey, and embrace the commands of their Prince. The commands1 of a K. are readily embraced and obeyed by his Subjects; but the commands of a Tyrant are embraced & obeyed unwillingly. All the service that is done to a Tyrant, is out of violence, and not out of obedience; A free and willing subjection to the commands of sin, speaks out ⟨p. 199⟩the soul to be under the reign and dominion of sin; but from this plague, this hell, Christ frees all Beleevers: Sin cannot say of a beleever, as the Centurion said of his servant; I bid one goe, and be goeth, and to another come, and he cometh, and to another do this, and he doth it. No, the heart of a St. rises against the commands of sin; and when sin would cary his soule to the Devill, he hales his sin before the Lord, and cries out for Justice, Lord, saith the beleeving soule, sinn playes the Tyrant, the Devill in mee, it would have mee to doe that which makes against thy holinesse, as well as against my happinesse; against thy honour and glory, as my comfort & peace; therefore do me justice, thou righteous Judge of Heaven and Earth, and let this tyrant sin die for it, &c.