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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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In the 7, 8, 9, and 10 Verses, the Apostle stirs up the Church to forgive him, to comfort him, and to confirm their love towards him, lest he should be swallowed up with over much sorrow, Satan going about to mix the detestable darnel of desperation with the godly sorrow of a pure penitent heart. ⟨p. 3⟩It was a sweet saying of one, Let a man1 grieve for his sin, and then joy for his grief; that sorrow for sin that keeps the soul from looking towards the Mercy-Seat, and that keeps Christ and the soul asunder, or that shall render the soul unfit for the communion of Saints, is a sinful sorrow.
In the 7, 8, 9, and 10 Verses, the Apostle stirres up the Church to forgive him, to comfort him, and to confirme their love towards him, lest he should be swallowed up with over much sorrow, Satan going about to mix the detestable darnell of desperation with the godly sorrow of a pure penitent heart. ⟨p. 3⟩It was a sweet saying of one, Let a man1 grieve for his sin, and then joy for his grief; that sorrow for sin that keeps the soule from looking towards the Mercie-Seat, and that keeps Christ and the soul asunder, or that shall render the soule unfit for the communion of Saints, is a sinfull sorrow.
- 1Doleat & de dolore gaudeat, Jerome.
In the eleventh Verse, he lays down another reason to work them to show pity and mercy to the penitent sinner, that was mourning and groaning under his sin and misery, i. e. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his Devices. A little for the opening of the words.