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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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Mistress Katherine Bretterge, once, after a great conflict with Satan, said, Reason not with me, I am but a weak woman; if thou hast any thing to say, say it to my Christ, he is my Advocate, my strength, and my redeemer, and he shall plead for me.
Mistris Katherine Bretterge, once, after a great conflict with Satan, said, Reason not with me, I am but a weake woman; if thou hast any thing to say, say it to my Christ, he is my Advocate, my strength, and my redeemer, and he shall plead for me.
Men must not seek to resist Satan's craft with craft (sed per apertum martem) but by open defiance; he shoots with Satan in his own bow; who thinks by disputing and reasoning to put him off. As soon as a temptation shows its face, say to the temptation, as Ephraim ⟨p. 261⟩to his idols; get you hence, what have I any 1more to do with you? oh! say to the temptation, as David said to the sons of Zerviah; What have I to do with you? 2you will be too hard for me. He that doth thus resist temptations, shall never be undone by temptation, &c.
Men must not seek to resist Satans craft with craft (sed per apertum martem) but by open defiance; he shoots with Satan in his own bow; who thinks by disputing and reasoning to put him off. As soon as a temptation shewes its face, say to the temptation, as Ephraim ⟨p. 261⟩to his idols; get you hence, what have I any 1more to doe with you? oh! say to the temptation, as David said to the sonnes of Zerviah; What have I to doe with you? 2