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 fourth thing to be showed, is, the several ways and devices t… › Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.The fourth thing to be shewed, is, the severall wayes and devices t… › Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

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Christians! 'tis not matter of liberty, whether you will, or you will not pursue after peace; but 'tis matter of duty that lies upon you, you are bound by express precepts to follow after peace; and though it may seem to fly from you, yet you must pursue after it. Follow ¹peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Peace and holiness is to be pursued after with the greatest eagerness that can be imagined: So the Psalmist, Depart from evil, and do good, seek peace, and pursue it; the Hebrew word that is here rendered seek is in Pihil, and it signifies to seek earnestly, vehemently, affectionately,² studiously, industriously, and pursue it: that Hebrew word signifies earnestly³ to pursue, being a Metaphor taken from the eagerness of wild Beasts, or ravenous⁴ Fowls, which will run, or fly both fast, and far, rather then be disappointed of their prey. So the Apostle presses the same duty upon the Romans, ⟨p. 304⟩Let us follow after the things that make for ⁵peace, and things wherewith one m•y edify another.

Christians! 'tis not matter of liberty, whether you will, or you will not pursue after peace; but 'tis matter of duty that lies upon you, you are bound by expresse precepts to follow after peace; and though it may seem to flie from you, yet you must pursue after it. Follow ¹peace with all men, and holinesse, without which no man shall see the Lord. Peace and holiness is to be pursued after with the greatest eagernesse that can be imagined: So the Psalmist, Depart from evill, and do good, seeke peace, and pursue it; the Hebrew word that is here rendred seeke is in Pihil, and it signifies to seeke earnestly, vehemently, affectionately,

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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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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

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