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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 Remedy against this Device of Satan's is briefly to consider these few things.
The Remedie against this Device of Satans is briefly to consider these few things.
1. The great journey that he hath1 taken from heaven to earth, on purpose to save sinners, doth strongly demonstrate his willingness to save them. Math. 9. 13. I came not to call the 2righteous, but sinners to repentance. 1 Tim. 1. 15. This is a faithful saying, and worthy 3of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
1. THe great journey that he hath1 taken from heaven to earth, on purpose to save sinners, doth strongly demonstrate his willingnesse to save them. Math. 9. 13. I came not to call the 2righteous, but sinners to repentance. 1 Tim. 1. 15. This is a faithfull saying, and worthy