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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 11. Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, to be much in self-judging.2 Judge your selves, and you shall not be judged of the Lord: ah! were Christians3 hearts more taken up in judging themselves, and condemning themselves, they ⟨p. 307⟩would not be so apt to judge and censure others, and to carry it sourly, and bitterly towards others that differ from them. There are no souls in the world, that are so fearful to judge others, as4 those that do most judg themselves, nor so careful to make a righteous judgement of men, or things, as those that are most careful to judge themselves. There are none in the world that tremble to think evil of others, to speak evil of others, or to do evil to others, as those that make it their business to judge themselves; there are none that make such sweet constructions, and charitable interpretations of men, and things, as those that are best, and most in judging themselves. One request I have to you, that are much in judging others, and little in judging your selves; to you that are so apt, and prone to judge rashly, falsely, and unrighteously, and that is, that you will every morning dwell a little upon these Scriptures.
The 11. Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, to be much in self-judging.2 Judge your selves, and you shall not be judged of the Lord: ah! were Christians3 hearts more taken up in judging themselves, and condemning themseves, they ⟨p. 307⟩would not be so apt to judge and censure others, and to carry it sowrly, and bitterly towards others that differ from them. There are no souls in the world, that are so fearfull to judge others, as