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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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The eighth Remedy against this Device 1of Satan, is, to dwell upon the miseries of discord; dissolution is the2 daughter of dissension; ah! how doth the name of Christ, and the way of Christ suffer by the discord of Saints? how are many that are entering upon the ways of God hindered, and sadded, and the mouths of the wicked opened, and their hearts hardened against God, and his ways, by the discord of his people? Remember this, the disagreement of Christians is the Devils triumph; and what a sad thing is this, that Christians should give Satan cause to triumph. 'Twas a notable saying of one, take away strife, and call back peace, lest thou loose a man thy friend, and the Devil an enemy joy over you both, &c.
The eighth Remedie against this Device 1of Satan, is, to dwell upon the miseries of discord; dissolution is the2 daughter of dissention; ah! how doth the name of Christ, and the way of Christ suffer by the discord of Saints? how are many that are entring upon the wayes of God hindered, and sadded, and the mouths of the wicked opened, and their hearts hardned against God, and his ways, by the discord of his people? Remember this, the disagreement of Christians is the Devills triumph; and what a sad thing is this, that Christians should give Satan cause to triumph. 'Twas a notable saying of one, take away strife, and call backe peace, lest thou loose a man thy friend, and the Devill an enemie joy over you both, &c.
- 18 Remedy.8 Remedie.
- 2Our dissentions are one of the Jews greatest stumbling blocks; can you think of it, and your hearts not bleed?Our dissentions are one of the Jews greatest stumbling blocks; can you thinke of it, and your hearts not bleed?