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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 such as have not been so and so prepared and qualified, as Satan suggests have received Christ, believed in Christ, and being saved by Christ. Matthew 2was called, sitting at the receipt of custom, and there was such power went along with Christs call, that made him to follow. We read not of any horrors or terrors, &c. that he was under before his being called by Christ. Pray what preparations and qualifications were found in Zacheus, Paul, the3 Jailer, and Lydia, before their conversion. God brings in some by the sweet and still voice of the Gospel, and usually such that are thus brought in to Christ, are the sweetest, humblest, […] issest, and fruitfullest Christians. God is a free agent to work by Law or Gospel; by smiles or frowns; by presenting hell or heaven to sinners souls God thunders from Mount-Sinai upon some souls, & conquers them by thundering ⟨p. 370⟩God speaks to others in a still voice, and by that conquers them. You that are brought to Christ by the Law, do not you judge and condemn them that are brought to Christ by the4 Gospel: and you that are brought to Christ by the Gospel, do not you despise those that are brought to Christ by the Law. Some are brought to Christ by fire, storms, and tempests, others by more easy and gentle gales of the Spirit. The Spirit is free in the works of