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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 the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.
The first Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly •o consider, that there may be true faith, yea, great measures of faith, where there is no assurance. The Canaanite woman in the Gospel had strong faith, yet no assurance that we read of. These things have I written unto you (saith John) that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know, that ye have eternal life,, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God; In these words you see that they did believe, and had eternal life, in respect of the purpose and promise of God, and in respect of the seeds, and beginnings of it in their souls; and in respect of Christ their head, who sits in Heaven as a public person, representing all his chosen ones; Who hath raised us up together, 2and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus; and yet they did not know that they had eternal life. 'Tis one thing to have a right to heaven, and another thing to know it; 'Tis one thing to be beloved, and another thing for a ⟨p. 208⟩man to know that he is beloved. 'Tis one thing for God to write a mans name in the book of life, and another thing for God to tell a man, that his name is written in the book of life, and to say to him, rejoice, because thy name is written in heaven.
THe first Remedie against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly •o consider, that there may be true faith, yea, geat measures of faith, where there is no assurance. The Canaanite woman in the Gospel had strong faith, yet no assurance that we read of. These things have I written unto you (saith John) that believe on the name of the Son of God, that yee may know, that ye have eternall life,, and that ye may beleeve on the name of the Son of God; In these words you see that they did believe, and had eternall life, in respect of the purpose and promise of God, and in respect of the seeds, and beginnings of it in their souls; and in respect of Christ their head, who sits in Heaven as a publique person, representing all his chosen ones; Who hath raised us up together,