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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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3. The conflict that is in a Saint against sin, is maintained by spiritual Arguments, by arguments drawn from1 the love of God, the honour of God, the sweetness of communion with God, and from the spiritual and heavenly blessings, and privileges that are conferred upon them by God, and from Arguments drawn from the blood of Christ, the glory of Christ, the eye of Christ, the kisses of Christ, and the intercession of Christ: And from Arguments drawn from the earnest of the Spirit, the seal of the Spirit, the witness of the Spirit, the comforts of the ⟨p. 234⟩Spirit. Oh! but the conflict that is in wicked men, is from low, earnall, and legal Arguments drawn from the eye, ear, or hand of the creature, or drawn from shame, hell, curses of the Law, &c
3. The conflict that is in a Saint against sin, is maintained by spirituall Arguments, by arguments drawn from1 the love of God, the honour of God, the sweetness of communion with God, and from the spirituall and heavenly blessings, and priviledges that are conferred upon them by God, and from Arguments drawn from the blood of Christ, the glory of Christ, the eye of Christ, the kisses of Christ, and the intercession of Christ: And from Arguments drawn from the earnest of the Spirit, the seale of the Spirit, the witnesse of the Spirit, the comforts of the ⟨p. 234⟩Spirit. Oh! but the conflict that is in wicked men, is from low, earnall, and legall Arguments drawn from the eye, eare, or hand of the creature, or drawn from shame, hell, curses of the Law, &c
- 1Though to be kept from sin brings comfort to us, yet for us to oppose sin from spiritual, and heavenly arguments, and God to pardon sin, that brings most glory to God. 2. Cor. 12. 7, 8, 9.Though to be kept from sin brings comfort to us, yet for us to oppose sin from spirituall, and heavenly arguments, and God to pardon sin, that brings most glory to God.