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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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The second Remedy against this Device 1of Satan's is, wisely to consider, that none never received Christ, embraced Christ, obtained mercy and pardon from Christ, but unworthy souls. Pray what worthiness was in Matthew, Zacheus, Mary Magdalen, Manasseh, Paul and Sydia, before their coming to Christ? before their faith in Christ? surely none. Ah sinners! you ⟨p. 366⟩should reason thus, Christ hath bestowed the choicest mercies, the greatest favours, the highest dignities, the sweetest privileges upon unworthy sinners; and therefore O our souls do not you faint, do not you despair, but patiently and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord; who can tell but that free grace and mercy may shine forth upon us, though we are unworthy, and give us a portion among those Worthies that are now triumphing in Heaven.
The second Remedie against this Device 1of Satans is, wisely to consider, that none never received Christ, embraced Christ, obtained mercy and pardon from Christ, but unworthy soules. Pray what worthinesse was in Matthew, Zacheus, Mary Magdalen, Manasseh, Paul and Sydia, before their coming to Christ? before their faith in Christ? surely none. Ah sinners! you ⟨p. 366⟩should reason thus, Christ hath bestowed the choisest mercies, the greatest favours, the highest dignities, the sweetest priviledges upon unworthy sinners; and therefore O our souls doe not you faint, do not you despair, but patiently and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord; who can tell but that free grace and mercy may shine forth upon us, though we are unworthy, and give us a portion among those Worthies that are now triumphing in Heaven.
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