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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And again, We are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Shall1 the members of the natural body be serviceable, and useful to one another, and shall the members of this spiritual body cut, and destroy one another? Is it against the Law of Nature for the natural members to cut, and slash one another? and is it not much more against the Law of Nature, and of grace, for the members of Christs glorious body to do so? And as you are all fellow members, so you are all fellow-soldiers2 under the same Captain of salvation, the Lord Jesus, fighting against the world, the flesh, and the Devil. And as you are all fellow-soldiers, so are you all fellow-sufferers under the same enemies, the Devil, and the3 ⟨p. 301⟩world. And as you are all fellow-sufferers,4 so are you fellow-travellers towards the Land of Canaan, the new Jerusalem that is above. Here we have no abiding City, but we look for one to come; the heirs of Heaven are strangers on earth. And as you are all fellow▪ travellers, so are you all fellow-heirs of5 the same Crown and inheritance.
And again, We are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Shall1 the members of the naturall body be serviceable, and usefull to one another, and shall the members of this spirituall body cut, and destroy one another? Is it against the Law of Nature for the naturall members to cut, and slash one another? and is it not much more against the Law of Nature, and of grace, for the members of Christs glorious body to do so? And as you are all fellowmembers, so you are all fellow-souldiers2 under the same Captain of salvation, the Lord Jesus, fighting against the world, the flesh, and the Devill. And as you are all fellow-souldiers, so are you all fellow-sufferers under the same enemies, the Devill, and the