A77614:406
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 fourth Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, to dwell more upon those choice and sweet things, wherein you agree, then upon those things wherein you differ; ah! did you but thus, how would sinful heats be abated, and your love raised, and your spirits sweetened one to another; you agree in most, you differ but in a few; you agree in the greatest, and weightiest; as concerning God, Christ, the spirit, the Scripture, &c. you differ only in those points that have been long disputable amongst men of greatest piety, and parts; you agree to own the Scripture, to hold to Christ the Head, and to walk2 according to the laws of the new creature. Shall Herod and Pilate agree? shall Turks and Pagans agree? shall Bears and Lions, Tigers and Wolves, yea, shall a legion of Devils agree in one body? and shall not Saints agree, who differ only in such things as have least of the heart ⟨p. 297⟩of God in them? and that shall never hinder your meeting in heaven, &c.
The fourth Remedie against this Device1 of Satan, is, to dwell more upon those choice and sweet things, wherein you agree, then upon those things wherein you differ; ah! did you but thus, how would sinfull heats be abated, and your love raised, and your spirits sweetned one to another; you agree in most, you differ but in a few; you agree in the greatest, and weightiest; as concerning God, Christ, the spirit, the Scripture, &c. you differ only in those points that have been long disputable amongst men of greatest piety, and parts; you agree to own the Scripture, to hold to Christ the Head, and to walk2 according to the lawes of the new creature. Shall Herod and Pilate agree? shall Turks and Pagans agree? shall Beares and Lions, Tygers and Wolves, yea, shall a legion of Devills agree in one body? and shall not Saints agree, who differ only in such things as have least of the heart ⟨p. 297⟩of God in them? and that shall never hinder your meeting in heaven, &c.