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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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Shall Satan keep a crafty watch, and1 shall not Christians keep a holy spiritual watch? our whole life is beset with temptations, Satan watches all opportunities to break our peace, to wound our consciences, to lessen our comforts, to impair our graces, to slur our evidences, and to damp our assurances, &c. Oh! what need then have we to be always upon our Watch-Tower, lest we be surprised by this subtle Serpent. Watchfulness includes a waking, a rousing up of the soul; 'Tis a continual, careful observing of our hearts and ways, in all the turnings of our lives, that we still keep close to God, and his word.
Shall Satan keep a crafty watch, and1 shall not Christians keep a holy spirituall watch? our whole life is beset with temptations, Satan watches all opportunities to break our peace, to wound our consciences, to lessen our comforts, to impaire our graces, to slur our evidences, and to damp our assurances, &c. Oh! what need then have we to be alwayes upon our Watch-Tower, lest we be surprized by this subtle Serpent. Watchfulnesse includes a waking, a rousing up of the soule; 'Tis a continuall, carefull observing of our hearts and wayes, in all the turnings of our lives, that wee still keep close to God, and his word.
- 1Hannibal never rested whether he did conquer, or was conquered. 'Tis so with Satan, Learn for shame of the Devil, said blessed Latimer, to watch, seeing the Devil is so watchful.Anniball never rested whether hee did conquer, or was conquered. 'Tis so with Satan, Learn for shame of the Devill, said blessed Latimer, to watch, seeing the Devill is so watchfull.
Watchfulness is nothing else but the soul running up and down, too and fro, busy every where; it is the heart busied, and employed with diligent observation of (Quid inde) what comes from within us, and of (Quid unde) what comes from without us, and into us. Ah souls! you are no longer safe and secure, then when you are upon