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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 words opened, and the Point proved, from page 1. to page 7. In the next place is showed, the several Devices that Satan hath to draw souls to sin. Satan's first Device to draw the soul to sin, is, to present the bait, and hide the hook, &c. four Remedies against this Device, from page 7. to page 14. His second Device to draw the soul to sin, is, by painting sin with virtues colours, 4. Remedies against this Device, from page 14. to p. 21. ⟨image 201⟩The third Device Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by extenuating, and lessening of sin, &c. seven Remedies against this Device of Satan, from page 21. to page 32. The fourth Device that Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by presenting to the soul the best mens sins, and by hiding from the soul their virtues, &c. four Remedies against this Device of Satan, from p. 32. to p. 40. The fifth Device that Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by presenting God to the soul, as one made up all of mercy, &c. five Remedies against this Device, from pa. 40. to page 49. The sixth Device that Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by persuading the soul, that the work of Repentance is an easy work, &c. six Remedies against this device, from page 49. to 65. The seventh Device that Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by making the soul bold to venture upon the occasions of sin, &c. four Remedies ⟨image 201⟩against this Device, from p. 65. to page 73. The eighth Device that Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by presenting to the soul the outward mercies, that vain men enjoy, and the outward miseries that they are freed from, whilst they have walked in the ways of sin, &c. Eight Remedies against this Device, from page 73. to page 87. The ninth Device that Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by presenting to the soul the crosses, the losses, reproaches, sorrows, and sufferings that daily attend those that walk in the ways of holiness, &c. seven Remedies against this Device, from p. 87. to p. 103. The tenth Device that Satan hath to draw the souls of men to sin, is, by working them to be frequent in comparing themselves and their ways with those that are reputed to be worse then themselves, &c. three Remedies against this Device, from p. 103. to p. 107.
THE words opened, and the Point proved, from page 1. to page 7. In the next place is shewed, the severall Devices that Satan hath to draw soules to sin. Satans first Device to draw the soule to sin, is, to present the baite, and hide the hooke, &c. foure Remedies against this Device, from page 7. to page 14. His second Device to draw the soule to sin, is, by painting sin with vertues colours, 4. Remedies against this Device, from page 14. to p. 21.