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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
First, Thou must know that every §1man cannot be excellent, that yet may be useful. An iron key may unlock the door of a golden treasure, yea (ferrum potest quod aurum non potest) Iron can do some things that gold cannot, &c.
First, Thou must know that every §1man cannot be excellent, that yet may be usefull. An iron key may unlocke the doore of a golden treasure, yea (ferrum potest quod aurum non potest) Iron can doe some things that gold cannot, &c.
Secondly, Remember, 'tis not hasty §2reading, but serious meditating upon1 holy, and heavenly truths, that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. 'Tis not the Bees touching of the Flower that gathers Honey, but her abiding for a time upon the Flower, that draws out the sweet. 'Tis not he that reads most, but he that meditates most, that will prove the choicest, sweetest, wisest, and strongest Christian, &c.
Secondly, Remember, 'tis not hasty §2reading, but serious meditating upon1 holy, and heavenly truths, that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soule. 'Tis not the Bees touching of the Flower that gathers Honey, but her abiding for a time upon the Flower, that drawes out the sweet. 'Tis not he that reads most, but he that meditates most, that will prove the choicest, sweetest, wisest, and strongest Christian, &c.
- 1'Tis a Law among the Persees in India, to use premeditation in what they are to do, that if it be bad, to reject it, if good, to act it.