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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Judge not that ye be not judged. For 1with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measures ye meet, it 2shall be measured to you again. Judge not according 3to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. Let not him that eateth not, judg 4him that eateth, for God hath received him. ⟨p. 308⟩Why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost 5thou set at nought thy brother? we shall all stand before the judgement-seat of Christ. Let us not judge one another any more, but 6judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block, or an occasion to fall in his brothers way. Judg nothing before the time, 7until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then shall every man have praise of God. Speak not evil one of another (brethren)8 he that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the Law, & judgeth the Law; but if thou judgest the Law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a Judge. There is one Law-giver, who 9is able to save, and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? who art thou that judgest 10another mans servant? to his own Master he standeth or falleth: yea, he shall be holden up, for God is able to make him stand.