A77614:404
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 to dwell upon those commands of God that do require you2 to love one another; oh! when your hearts begin to rise against each other, charge the Commands of God upon your hearts, and say to your souls, oh our souls! hath not the eternal God commanded you to love them that love the Lord? And is it not life to obey, and death to rebel? Therefore look that you fulfil the commands of the Lord, for his commands are not like those that are easily reversed, but they are like those of the Medes that cannot be changed. Oh! be much in pondering upon these Commands of God; A new Commandment I give unto you, that ye 3love one another as I have loved you; that ⟨p. 295⟩ye also love one another. 'Tis called a new4 commandment, because 'tis renewed in the Gospel, and set home by Christs example, and because 'tis rare, choice, special, and remarkable above all others. This is my commandment, that ye love one another as I have loved you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. Owe no man any thing, but love one another; for he that loveth another, hath 5fulfilled the Law. Let brotherly love continue. 6Love one another, for love is of 7God: And every one that loveth is borne of 8God, and knoweth God. See that ye love 9one another with a pure heart fervently. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another. Love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. For this is the message