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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.
The first Remedy against this device of Satan, is, seriously to consider, that grace is taken two ways.
THe first Remedie against this device of Satan, is, seriously to consider, that grace is taken two wayes.
First, 'tis taken for the gracious good will and favour of God, whereby he is pleased of his own free love, to accept of some in Christ for his own. This some call the first grace, because 'tis the fountain of all other graces, and the Spring from whence they flow; and it's therefore called grace, because it makes a man gracious with God, but this is only in God.
First, 'tis taken for the gracious good will and favour of God, whereby he is pleased of his owne free love, to accept of some in Christ for his owne. This some call the first grace, because 'tis the fountaine of all other graces, and the Spring from whence they flow; and it's therefore called grace, because it makes a man gracious with God, but this is only in God.
Secondly, grace is taken for the gifts of grace, and they are of two sorts, common, or special.