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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 third Remedy against this Device 1of Satan's is, that if the soul will keep off from Christ till it be worthy, it will never close with Christ, it will never embrace Christ, 'twill never be one with Christ, it must lie down in everlasting2 sorrow. God hath laid up all worthiness in Christ, that the creature may know where to find it, and may make out after it. There is no way on earth to make unworthy souls worthy, but by believing in Christ: Believing in Christ, of slaves, 'twill make3 you worthy sons; of enemies, 'twill4 make you worthy friends, &c. God will count none worthy, nor call none worthy, nor carry it towards none as worthy but Believers, who are made5 worthy by the worthiness of Christs ⟨p. 367⟩person, righteousness, satisfaction, and intercession, &c.
The third Remedie against this Device 1of Satans is, that if the soule will keep off from Christ till it be worthy, it wil never close with Christ, it will never embrace Christ, 'twill never be one with Christ, it must lie down in everlasting2 sorrow. God hath laid up all worthinesse in Christ, that the creature may know where to finde it, and may make out after it. There is no way on earth to make unworthy soules worthy, but by believing in Christ: Believing in Christ, of slaves, 'twill make3 you worthy sons; of enemies, 'twill4 make you worthy friends, &c. God wil count none worthy, nor call none worthy, nor carry it towards none as worthy but Believers, who are made