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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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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 father of mercies did meet, embrace, and kiss that prodigal mouth which came from feeding with swine, and kissing of Harlots. Ephraim had1 committed Idolatry, and was backsliden from God; he was guilty of lukewarmness and unbelief, &c. yet saith God, Ephraim is my dear son, he is a 2pleasant child, my bowels are troubled for him; I will have mercy (or rather as 'tis ⟨p. 356⟩in the Original, I will have mercy, mercy) upon him saith the Lord. Well saith God, Though Ephraim be guilty of crimson sins, yet he is a son, a dear son, a precious son, a pleasant child: Though he be black with filth, and red with guilt, yet my bowels are troubled for him, I will have mercy, mercy upon him. Ah sinners! if these bowels of mercy do not melt, win, and draw you, Justice will be a swift witness against you, and make you lye down in eternal misery, for kicking against the bowels of mercy.
The father of mercies did meet, embrace, and kisse that prodigall mouth which came from feeding with swine, and kissing of Harlots. Ephraim had1 committed Idolatry, and was backsliden from God; he was guilty of lukewarmnesse and unbelief, &c. yet saith God, Ephraim is my deare sonne, hee is a 2pleasant child, my bowels are troubled for him; I will have mercy (or rather as 'tis ⟨p. 356⟩in the Originall, I will have mercy, mercy) upon him saith the Lord. Well saith God, Though Ephraim be guilty of crimson sinnes, yet he is a sonne, a deare sonne, a precious sonne, a pleasant childe: Though he be blacke with filth, and red with guilt, yet my bowels are troubled for him, I will have mercy, mercy upon him. Ah sinners! if these bowels of mercy doe not melt, win, and draw you, Justice will be a swift witnesse against you, and make you lye downe in eternall misery, for kicking against the bowels of mercy.
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