Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

Name: Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices
Author: Thomas Brooks

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.

Thomas Brooks 1608–1680London: printed by M. Simmons for John Hancock, 1653

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Secondly, Satan hath his Devices to ensnare and destroy the Learned and the Wise, and that sometimes

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BY working them to pride themselves¹ in their parts and abilities;² and sometimes by drawing them to rest upon their parts and abilities, & sometimes by causing them to make light and slight of those that want their parts³ and abilities, though they excel them in grace and holiness; and sometimes by drawing them to engage their parts and abilities, in those ways and things that make against the honour of Christ, the joy of the spirit, the advancement ⟨p. 285⟩of the Gospel, and the liberty of the Saints, &c.

BY working them to pride themselves¹ in their parts and abilities;² and sometimes by drawing them to rest upon their parts and abilities, & sometimes by causing them to make light and slight of those that want their parts³ and abilities, though they excell them in grace and holinesse; and sometimes by drawing them to ingage their parts and abilities, in those wayes and things that make against the honour of Christ, the joy of the spirit, the advancement ⟨p. 285⟩

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Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

Secondly, Satan hath his Devices to ensnare and destroy the Learned and the Wise, and that sometimes

Now the Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

Thirdly, Satan hath his Devices to destroy the Saints, & one great Device that he hath to destroy the Saints, is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Secondly, Satan hath his Devices to ensnare and destroy the Learned and the Wise, and that sometimes

Now the Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

Thirdly, Satan hath his Devices to destroy the Saints, & one great Device that he hath to destroy the Saints, is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

The author

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