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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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Christ hangs out still, as once that warlike Scythian did, a white flag of grace and mercy to returning sinners that humble themselves at his feet for favour; but if sinners stand out, Christ will put forth his red flag, his bloody flag, and then they shall dye for ever by a hand of Justice. Sinners, there is no way to avoid perishing by Christs iron rod, but by kissing his golden Sceptre.
Christ hangs out still, as once that warlike Seythian did, a white flag of grace and mercy to returning sinners that humble themselves at his feete for favour; but if sinners stand out, Christ will put forth his red flag, his bloody flag, and then they shall dye for ever by a hand of Justice. Sinners, there is no way to avoid perishing by Christs iron rod, but by kissing his golden Scepter.
The fourth Remedy against this Device 1of Satan i•, to consider, that Jesus Christ has no where in all the Scripture excepted against the worst of sinners that are willing to receive him, to believe in him, and to rest upon him, for happiness, and blessedness: Ah sinners! why should you be more cruel and unmerciful ⟨p. 357⟩to your own souls, then Christ is. Christ hath not excluded you from mercy, why should you exclude your own souls from mercy? Oh that you would dwell often upon that choice Scripture, John 6. 37. All 2that the Father giveth me, shall come to me, and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out (or as the Original hath it) I will not cast out. Well saith Christ, if any man will come, or is coming to me, let him be more sinful, or less; more unworthy, or less; let him be never so guilty, never so filthy, never so rebellious, never so leprous, &c. yet if he will but come, I will not, not, not cast him off. So much is held forth in that