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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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Sixthly, if you would not be taken in any of Satan's snares, then keep humble;1 An humble heart will rather lie in the dust, then rise by wickedness; and sooner part with all, then the peace of a good conscience. Humility keeps the soul free from many darts of Satan's casting, and snares of his spreading; as the low shrubs are free from many violent gusts, and blasts of wind, which shake and rend the taller trees. The Devil hath least power to fasten a temptation on him, that is most humble; he that hath a gracious measure of humility, is neither affected with Satan's proffers, nor terrified with his threatenings. I have read of one, who seeing in a vision many snares of the Devil spread upon the earth, he sate down, & mourned, and said in himself (Q•is pertransiet ista) who shall pass through these? whereunto he heard a voice answering (humilitas pertransiet) humility shall; God hath said, that he will teach the humble, 2and that he will dwell with the humble, and that he will fill and satisfy the humble; And if the teachings of God, the in-dwellings of God, if the pourings in of God will not keep the soul from falling ⟨p. 336⟩into Satan's snares, I do not know what will: And therefore as you would be happy in resisting Satan, and blessed in triumphing over Satan, and all his snares keep humble, I say again, keep humble, &c.
Sixtly, if you would not be taken in any of Satans snares, then keep humble;1 An humble heart will rather lie in the dust, then rise by wickednesse; and sooner part with all, then the peace of a good conscience. Humility keepes the soul free from many darts of Satans casting, and snares of his spreading; as the low shrubs are free from many violent gusts, and blasts of wind, which shake and rend the taller trees. The Devil hath least power to fasten a temptation on him, that is most humble; hee that hath a gracious measure of humility, is neither affected with Satans profers, nor terrified with his threatnings. I have read of one, who seeing in a vision many snares of the Devil spread upon the earth, he sate down, & mourned, and said in himself (Qis pertransiet ista) who shal pass through these? wherunto he heard a voyce answering (humilitas pertransiet) humility shall; God hath said, that he will teach the humble,