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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.
The use of the Point.
IF Satan hath such a world of devices,1 and stratagems to ensnare, and undo the souls of men, then instead of wondering that so few are saved, set down, and wonder that any are saved, that any escape the snares of this cunning fowler, who spreads his nets, and casts forth his baits in all places, and in all cases and companies, &c.
IF Satan hath such a world of devices,1 and stratagems to ensnare, and undo the soules of men, then instead of wondering that so few are saved, set down, and wonder that any are saved, that any escape the snares of this cunning fowler, who spreads his nets, and casts forth his baits in all places, and in all cases and companies, &c.
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But this is not the main thing that I intend to speak to; my main business shall be, to set before you some special Rules, and helps against all his Devices, and the first is this.
But this is not the main thing that I intend to speak to; my main business shall be, to set before you some speciall Rules, and helps against all his Devices, and the first is this.