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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 third Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that ignorance makes men the objects of Gods hatred and wrath. It is a people 2that do err in their hearts, and have not known my ways; Wherefore I sware in my wrath, they should never enter into my rest. My people are a people of no understanding, therefore he that made them, will have no mercy on them Christ hath said, that he will come in flaming fire to render vengeance on them that know not God. Ignorance will end in vengeance: When you see a poor blind man here, you do not loath him, nor hate him, but you ⟨p. 314⟩pity him; oh! but soul-blindness makes you abominable in the sight of God; God hath sworn that ignorant persons shall never come into Heaven, Heaven3 it self would be a hell to ignorant souls. My people are destroyed for want of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee.
The third Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that ignorance makes men the objects of Gods hatred and wrath. It is a people 2that do erre in their hearts, and have not knowne my wayes; Wherefore I sware in my wrath, they should never enter into my rest. My people are a people of no understanding, therefore he that made them, will have no mercy on them Christ hath said, that he will come in flaming fire to render vengeance on them that know not God. Ignorance will end in vengeance: When you see a poor blind man here, you doe not loath him, nor hate him, but you ⟨p. 314⟩pity him; oh! but soul-blindness makes you abhominable in the sight of God; God hath sworn that ignorant persons shall never come into Heaven, Heaven3