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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 Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.
The first Remedy against this Device 1of Satan, is, seriously to consider, that God hath no where in the Scripture ⟨p. 365⟩required any worthiness in the creature before believing in Christ. If you make a diligent search through all the Scripture, you shall not find from2 the first line in Genesis, to the last line in the Revelation, one word that speaks3 out Gods requiring any worthiness in the creature before the souls believing in Christ, before the souls leaning and resting upon Christ for happiness, and blessedness; and why then should that be a bar and hinderance to thy faith, which God doth no where require of thee before thou comest to Christ, that thou mayest have life. Ah sinners! remember Satan objects your unworthiness against you, only out of a Design to keep Christ and your souls asunder for ever; and therefore in the face of all your unworthiness rest upon Christ, come to Christ, believe in4 Christ, and you are happy for ever.
THe first Remedie against this Device 1of Satan, is, seriously to consider, that God hath no where in the Scripture