Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

Name: Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices
Author: Thomas Brooks

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.

Thomas Brooks 1608–1680London: printed by M. Simmons for John Hancock, 1653

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The ninth Remedy against this Device¹ of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that 'tis no disparagement to you to be first in seeking peace, and reconcilement, ⟨p. 302⟩but rather an honour to you,² that you have begun to seek peace. Abraham was the elder, and more worthy then Lot, both in respect of grace, and nature also (for he was uncle unto Lot) and yet he first seeks peace of his inferior, which God hath recorded as his honour. Ah! how doth the God of peace by his spirit, and messengers pursue after peace with poor creatures. God first makes offers of peace to us. Now then we are Ambassadors for Christ, as ³though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christs stead, be ye reconciled to God Gods grace first kneels to us, and who can turn their backs upon such blessed, and bleeding embracements; but soul•, in whom Satan the God of this world kings it? God is the party wronged, and yet he sues for peace with us at first. I said, ⁴behold me, behold me, unto a Nation that was not called by my name; ah! how doth⁵ the sweetness, the freeness, and the riches of his grace break forth, and shine upon poor souls. When a man goes from the sun, yet the sun-beams follow him: so when we go from the Sun of Righteousness, yet then the beams of his love and mercy follow us. Christ first sent to Peter that had denied him, and the rest that had forsaken him; Go your ways, and tell his Disciples and Peter, ⟨p. 303⟩that he goeth before you into Galilee, ⁶there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

The ninth Remedie against this Device

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Precious Remedies against Satan's Devices

Lastly, as Satan hath his Devices¹ to destroy gracious souls, so he hath his devices to destroy poor ignorant souls, and that sometimes

Lastly, as Satan hath his Devices¹ to destroy gracious soules, so he hath his devices to destroy poore ignorant soules, and that sometimes

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

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Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Lastly, as Satan hath his Devices1 to destroy gracious souls, so he hath his devices to destroy poor ignorant souls, and that sometimes

Lastly, as Satan hath his Devices1 to destroy gracious soules, so he hath his devices to destroy poore ignorant soules, and that sometimes

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The author

Transcription key

Lastly, as Satan hath his Devices¹ to destroy gracious souls, so he hath his devices to destroy poor ignorant souls, and that sometimes

Lastly, as Satan hath his Devices¹ to destroy gracious soules, so he hath his devices to destroy poore ignorant soules, and that sometimes