A77614:516
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 pray tell me, what preparations or qualifications had these Laodiceans to entertain Christ? surely none; for they were luke-warm, they were neither cold nor hot; they were wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked; and yet Christ to show his free grace, and his condescending love, invites the very worst of sinners to open to him, though they were no ways so or so prepared or qualified to entertain him, &c.
Now pray tell me, what preparations or qualifications had these Laodiceans to entertain Christ? surely none; for they were luke-warm, they were neither cold nor hot; they were wretched, and miserable, and poore, and blind, and naked; and yet Christ to shew his free grace, and his condescending love, invites the very worst of sinners to open to him, though they were no wayes so or so prepared or qualified to entertain him, &c.
The third Remedy against this Device 1of Satan, is, seriously to consider, that the Lord does not in all the Scripture require such and such preparations2 & qualifications before men come to Christ, before they believe in Christ, or entertain, or embrace the Lord Jesus Christ. Believing, believing in Christ is the great thing that God presses upon sinners throughout the Scripture, ⟨p. 372⟩as all know, that know any thing of Scripture.
The third Remedie against this Device 1of Satan, is, seriously to consider, that the Lord does not in all the Scripture require such and such preparations2 & qualifications before men come to Christ, before they believe in Christ, or entertaine, or embrace the Lord Jesus Christ. Believing, believing in Christ is the great thing that God presses upon sinners throughout the Scripture,