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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 the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.
The first Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that none have engaged against the2 Saints, but have been ruined by the God of Saints; divine justice hath been too hard for all that have opposed and engaged against the Saints, as is evident in Saul, Pharaoh, Haman, &c. He reproved Kings for their sakes, saying, Touch not mine anointed, nor do my Prophets no harm; when men of Balaam's spirit tnd principles have been engaged against the Saints, how hath the Angel of the Lord met them in the way, and justled their bones against the wall? how hath he broke their backs, and necks, and by his drawn sword cut them off in the prime of their days, and in the height of their sins? Ah! what a harvest hath hell had3 in our days, of those who have engaged against the Lamb, and those that are called chosen and faithful? ah how hath divine Justice poured out their ⟨p. 279⟩blood as water upon the ground? how hath he laid their honour and glory in the dust? who in the pride, and madness of their hearts said, as Pharaoh, we will pursue, we will overtake, we will divide the spoil, our lusts shall be satisfied upon them: we will draw our sword, our hand shall destroy them; in the things wherein they have spoken & done proudly, Justice hath been above them. History abounds in nothing more then in instances of this kind, &c.
THe first Remedie against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that none have engaged against the2