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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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The third Remedy against this device1 of Satan, is, constantly to keep one eye upon the promises of remission of sin,2 as well as the other eye upon the inward operations of sin. This is most certain truth, that God will graciously pardon those sins to his people, that he will not in this life fully subdue in his people. Paul prays thrice, i. e. often to be delivered from the thorn in the flesh, all he can get is, my grace is sufficient for thee; I will graciously pardon that to ⟨p. 200⟩thee, that I will not conquer in thee,3 saith God. And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me, and I will pardon all their iniquities whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed against me. I, even I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Ah! you lamenting souls, that spend your days in sighing and groaning under the sense and burden of your sins; why do you deal so unkindly with God, and so injuriously with your own souls, as not to cast an eye upon those precious promises of remission of sin, which may bear up, and refresh your spirits in the darkest night, and under the heaviest burden of sin.
The third Remedie against this device1 of Satan, is, constantly to keep one eye upon the promises of remission of sinne,2 as well as the other eye upon the inward operations of sin. This is most certain truth, that God will graciously pardon those sins to his people, that he will not in this life fully subdue in his people. Paul prayes thrice, i. e. often to be delivered from the thorn in the flesh, all he can get is, my grace is sufficient for thee; I will graciously pardon that to ⟨p. 200⟩thee, that I will not conquer in thee,