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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 second Proposition is this.
2 Proposition.
That Satan hath a great hand, and stroke in most sins. 'Twas Satan that1 tempted our first Parents to Rebellion. 'Twas Satan that provoked David to2 number the people. 'Twas Satan that put Peter upon rebuking Christ; therefore saith Christ, Get thee behind me, Satan. 3'Twas Satan that put Cain upon murdering of righteous Abel: therefore 'tis that he is called a murderer from 4the beginning. 'Twas Satan that put treason into the heart of Judas, against Christ. And supper being ended, the Devil 5having put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simons son, to betray him. 'Twas Satan that pu• Ananias upon lying: Peter said,6 Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the holy Ghost? As the hand of Joab was in the tale of the woman of Tekoah, so Satan's hand is usually in all the sins that men commit; such is Satan's