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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, solemnly to dwell upon those dreadful curses, and woes that are from heaven denounced against self-seekers. Woe unto them that join 2house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth. So Habakkuk, 3Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his, and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay. Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil. Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. Woe to him that buildeth a Town with blood, and stablisheth a City by iniquity. The materials of the house built up by oppression, shall come as joint-witnesses; The stones of the wall shall cry, Lord, we were built up by blood and violence; and the beam shall answer, True Lord, even so it is; The stones shall cry ⟨p. 269⟩vengeance Lord upon these self-seekers, and the beam shall answer, woe to him, because he built his house with blood. So Isaiah, Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed. To turn aside the needy from judgement, and to take away the right from the poor of my people; that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless. So Amos, Woe 4unto them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the Nations, to whom the house of Israel came. That put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near. That lie upon beds of Ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the Lambs out of the flock, and the Calves out of the midst of the stall. That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments, but they are not grieved for the afflictions of Joseph. So Micah, woe to them that devise iniquity, 5