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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 thy condition is no other then what hath ⟨p. 241⟩been the condition of those precious2 souls whose names were written upon the heart of Christ, and who are now at rest in the bosom of Christ. One day you shall have them praising and rejoicing, the next day a mourning & weeping: one day you shall have them a singing,3 The Lord is our portion, the next day a sighing and expostulating with themselves,4 Why are ye cast down oh our souls? Why is our Harp turned to mourning? And our Organ into the voice of them that weep? &c.
The third Remedie against this Device1 of Satan, is to consider, that thy condition is no other then what hath ⟨p. 241⟩been the condition of those precious2 soules whose names were written upon the heart of Christ, and who are now at rest in the bosome of Christ. One day you shall have them praising and rejoycing, the next day a mourning & weeping: one day you shall have them a singing,3 The Lord is our portion, the next day a sighing and expostulating with themselves,4 Why are yee cast downe oh our souls? Why is our Harp turned to mourning? And our Organ into the voice of them that weep? &c.
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