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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 assurance of our salvation, and pardon of sin doth primarily arise from the witness of the spirit of God, that1 we are the children of God: And the spirit never witnesseth this, till we are believers; for we are sons by faith in 2Christ Jesus: therefore assurance is not faith, but follows it, as the effect follows the cause.
The assurance of our salvation, and pardon of sin doth primarily arise from the witnesse of the spirit of God, that1 we are the children of God: And the spirit never witnesseth this, till we are beleevers; for we are sonnes by faith in 2Christ Jesus: therefore assurance is not faith, but followes it, as the effect follows the cause.
Again, no man can be assured, and persuaded of his salvation, till he be united to Christ, till he be ingrafted into Christ; and a man cannot be ingrafted into Christ, till he hath faith; he must first be ingrafted into Christ by faith, before he can have assurance of his salvation, which doth clearly evidence, that assurance is not faith, but an effect and fruit of faith, &c.
Againe, no man can be assured, and perswaded of his salvation, till he be united to Christ, till he be ingrafted into Christ; and a man cannot be ingrafted into Christ, till he hath faith; hee must first be ingrafted into Christ by faith, before he can have assurance of his salvation, which doth clearly evidence, that assurance is not faith, but an effect and fruit of faith, &c.