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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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Now if the soul resists these, and complains of these, and groans and mourns under these, and looks up to the Lord Jesus to be delivered from these, then shall they not be put down to the souls account, but to Satan's, who shall be so much the more tormented, by how much the more the Saints have been by him maliciously tempted, &c.
Now if the soule resists these, and complains of these, and groanes and mourns under these, and lookes up to the Lord Jesus to be delivered from these, then shall they not be put down to the soules account, but to Satans, who shall be so much the more tormented, by how much the more the Saints have beene by him maliciously tempted, &c.
Make present and peremptory resistance against Satan's temptations, bid defiance to the temptation at first sight;1 'tis safe to resist, 'tis dangerous to dispute; Eve lost her self, and her posterity, by falling into the lists of dispute, when she should have resisted, and stood upon terms of defiance with Satan; he that would stand in the hour of temptation, must plead with Christ, 'tis written; he that would triumph over temptations, must plead still, 'tis written. Satan is bold and impudent, and if you are not peremptory in your resistance, he will give you fresh onsets. 'Tis your greatest honour, and your highest wisdom, peremptorily to with-stand the beginnings of a temptation, for an after remedy comes often too late.
Make present and peremptory resistance against Satans temptations, bid defiance to the temptation at first sight;1 'tis safe to resist, 'tis dangerous to dispute; Eve lost her selfe, and her posterity, by falling into the lists of dispute, when she should have resisted, and stood upon terms of defiance with Satan; he that would stand in the hour of temptation, must plead with Christ, 'tis written; he that would triumph over temptations, must plead still, 'tis written. Satan is bold and impudent, and if you are not peremptory in your resistance, he will give you fresh onsets. 'Tis your greatest honour, and your highest wisdome, peremptorily to with-stand the beginnings of a temptation, for an after remedie comes often too late.