A77614:529
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The fifth Device that Satan hath to keep a sinner and Christ asunder, is,
The fifth Device that Satan hath to keepe a sinner and Christ asunder, is,
BY working a sinner to mind more1 the secret decrease and counsels of God, then his own duty. What needest thou to busy thy self about receiving, embracing, and entertaining of Christ? Saith Satan, if thou art elected, thou shalt be saved; if not, all that thou canst do will do thee no good. Nay, he will work the soul not only to doubt of its election, but to conclude that he is not elected, and therefore let him do what he can he shall never be saved.
BY working a sinner to mind more1 the secret decrease and counsels of God, then his own duty. What needest thou to busie thy selfe about receiving, embracing, and entertaining of Christ? Saith Satan, if thou art elected, thou shalt be saved; if not, all that thou canst doe will do thee no good. Nay, he will worke the soule not onely to doubt of its election, but to conclude that he is not elected, and therefore let him doe what he can he shall never be saved.
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