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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 next Use is a use of thankfulness,1 to those that escape Satan's snares, that are not taken by him at his will; ah Christians! it stands you upon with that Princely Prophet David, to call upon your souls, and say, Bless the 2Lord oh our souls, and all that is within us, bless his holy name; Bless the Lord oh our souls, and forget not all his benefits; who hath not given us to be a prey to Satan, and to be ensnared by those snares that he hath laid for our souls; the sense of this great favour did work up Davids heart to praises; Blessed be the Lord (saith3 he) who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth, our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snares of the Fowlers, the snare ⟨p. 344⟩is broken, and we are escaped: Ah Christians! Remember, that the greatest part of the world, yea, the greatest part of Professors are taken in Satan's snares; can you think seriously of this, and not4 blush to be unthankful; what are you better then others? and what have you deserved of God, or done for God more then other•? that you should by the help of a Divine hand escape the snares, when others are taken, and held in the snares of the Devil, to their eternal5 overthrow, &c.
The next Use is a use of thankfulness,1 to those that escape Satans snares, that are not taken by him at his will; ah Christians! it stands you upon with that Princely Prophet David, to call upon your soules, and say, Blesse the 2Lord oh our soules, and all that is within us, blesse his holy name; Blesse the Lord oh our soules, and forget not all his benefits; who hath not given us to be a prey to Satan, and to be ensnared by those snares that he hath laid for our souls; the sense of this great favour did work up Davids heart to praises; Blessed be the Lord (saith