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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 to consider that many things may be cross to our desires, that are not cross to our good; Abraham, Jacob, David, Job, Moses, Jeremiah, 2Jonah, Paul, &c. met with many things that were contrary to their de fires, and endeavours, that were not contrary to their good, as all know, that have wisely compared their desires and endeavours, and Gods actings together. Physic often works contrary to the Patients desires, when it doth not work contrary to their good. I remember a story of a godly man, who had a great desire to go to France, and as he was going to take shipping, he broke his leg, and it pleased providence so to order it, that the ship that he should have gone in, at that very same time was ⟨p. 213⟩cast away, and not a man saved, and so by breaking a bone, his life was saved. Though Providence did work cross to his desires, yet it did not work cross to his good, &c.
THe first Remedie against this device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider that many things may be crosse to our desires, that are not crosse to our good; Abraham, Jacob, David, Job, Moses, Jeremiah, 2Jonah, Paul, &c. met with many things that were contrary to their de fires, and endeavours, that were not contrary to their good, as all know, that have wisely compared their desires and endeavours, and Gods actings together. Physick often works contrary to the Patients desires, when it doth not work contrary to their good. I remember a story of a godly man, who had a great desire to goe to France, and as he was going to take shipping, he broke his leg, and it pleased providence so to order it, that the ship that he should have gone in, at that very same time was