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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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Now the first Device that Satan hath to keep the soul off from believing in Christ, from closing with Christ, &c. is,
Now the first Device that Satan hath to keep the soule off from believing in Christ, from closing with Christ, &c. is,
BY suggesting to the soul the1 greatness and vileness of his sins: what, saith Satan, dost thou think that thou shalt ever ⟨p. 350⟩obtain mercy by Christ, that hast sinned with so high a hand against Christ? that hast slighted the tenders of grace? that hast grieved the spirit of grace? that hast despised the word of grace? that hast trampled under feet the blood of the Covenant, by which thou mightst have been pardoned, purged, justified, and saved? that hast spoken and done all the evil that thou couldst? No, no, saith Satan, he hath mercy for others,2 but not for thee; pardon for others, but not for thee; righteousness for others, but not for thee, &c. therefore 'tis in vain for thee to think of believing in Christ, or resting and leaning thy guilty soul upon Christ.
BY suggesting to the soule the1 greatnesse and vilenesse of his sinnes: what, saith Satan, dost thou think that thou shalt ever ⟨p. 350⟩obtain mercy by Christ, that hast sinned with so high a hand against Christ? that hast slighted the tenders of grace? that hast grieved the spirit of grace? that hast despised the word of grace? that hast trampled under feet the blood of the Covenant, by which thou might'st have been pardoned, purged, justified, and saved? that hast spoken and done all the evill that thou couldst? No, no, saith Satan, he hath mercy for others,