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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 second Device that Satan hath to keep poor sinners from believing, from closing with a Saviour, is,
The second Device that Satan hath to keepe poor sinners from believing, from closing with a Saviour, is,
BY suggesting to them their unworthiness.1 Ah saith Satan! as thou art worthy of the greatest misery, so thou art unworthy of the least crumb of mercy; what, dost thou think saith Satan, that ever Christ will own, receive, or embrace such an unworthy wretch as thou art? no, no, if there were any worthiness in thee, then indeed Christ might be willing to be entertained by thee; thou art unworthy to entertain Christ into thy house, how much more unworthy art thou to entertain Christ into thy heart, &c.
BY suggesting to them their unworthinesse.1 Ah saith Satan! as thou art worthy of the greatest misery, so thou art unworthy of the least crum of mercy; what, dost thou thinke saith Satan, that ever Christ will owne, receive, or embrace such an unworthy wretch as thou art? no, no, if there were any worthinesse in thee, then indeed Christ might be willing to be entertained by thee; thou art unworthy to entertain Christ into thy house, how much more unworthy art thou to entertaine Christ into thy heart, &c.
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