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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 second Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that the precious things that thou still enjoyest, are far better then the joys and comforts that thou hast lost. Thy union with Christ, thy communion with Christ, thy son-ship, thy saint-ship, thy heir-ship, thou still enjoyest by Christ, is far better then the comforts thou hast lost by sin; what though thy comforts be gone, yet thy union and communion with Christ remains, though thy comforts be gone; yet thou art a Son, tho2 a comfortless Son; an heir, though a comfortless heir; a Saint, though a comfortless Saint. Though the bag of silver (thy comforts) be lost, yet the3 box of Jewels (thy union with Christ, thy communion with Christ, thy Sonship, thy Saint-ship, thy Heir-ship) wch thou still enjoyest, is far better then the bag of silver thou hast lost; yea, the least of those precious Jewels is more worth, then all the comforts in the world; well, let this be a cordial to comfort thee, a star to lead thee, and a staff to support thee, that thy box of Jewels are safe, though thy bag of silver be lost.
The second Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that the precious things that thou still injoyest, are far better then the joyes and comforts that thou hast lost. Thy union with Christ, thy communion with Christ, thy son-ship, thy saint-ship, thy heir-ship, thou still injoyest by Christ, is far better then the comforts thou hast lost by sin; what though thy comforts be gone, yet thy union and communion with Christ remaines, though thy comforts be gone; yet thou art a Son, tho2 a comfortlesse Son; an heir, though a comfortlesse heir; a Saint, though a comfortlesse Saint. Though the bag of silver (thy comforts) be lost, yet the3 box of Jewels (thy union with Christ, thy communion with Christ, thy Sonship, thy Saint-ship, thy Heir-ship) wch thou still injoyest, is far better then the bag of silver thou hast lost; yea, the least of those precious Jewels is more worth, then all the comforts in the world; well, let this be a cordiall to comfort thee, a star to lead thee, and a staffe to support thee, that thy box of Jewels are safe, though thy bag of silver be lost.