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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, to consider, that all the cross providences that befall the Saints, are but in order to some noble good, that God doth intend to confer upon them. Providence wrote cross to Davids desire, in taking away the child sinfully begotten, but yet not cross to a more noble good; for was it not far better for David to have such a legitimate Heir as Solomon was, then that a Bastard should wear the Crown, and sway the Sceptre?
The third Remedie against this device1 of Satan, is, to consider, that all the crosse providences that befall the Saints, are but in order to some noble good, that God doth intend to conferre upon them. Providence wrote crosse to Davids desire, in taking away the child sinfully begotten, but yet not crosse to a more noble good; for was it not farre better for David to have such a legitimate Heire as Solomon was, then that a Bastard should weare the Crown, and sway the Scepter?
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Joseph you know, was sold into a far Country by the envy and malice of his brethren, and afterwards imprisoned, because he would not be a prisoner to his Mistresses lusts; yet all these cross providences did wonderfully conduce to his advancement, and the preservation of his Fathers family, which was then the visible Church of Christ. It was so ⟨p. 215⟩ordered by a noble hand of providence, that what they sought to decline, they did promote; Joseph was therefore sold by his brethren, that he might not be worshipped, and yet he was therefore worshipped, because he was sold.
Joseph you know, was sold into a far Country by the envy and malice of his brethren, and afterwards imprisoned, because he would not be a prisoner to his Mistrisses lusts; yet all these cross providences did wonderfully conduce to his advancement, and the preservation of his Fathers family, which was then the visible Church of Christ. It was so