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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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PRECIOUS REMEDIES AGAINST SATANS Devices. › Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these.
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Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these.
First, solemnly consider, that those1 sins, which we are apt to account small, hath brought upon men the greatest wrath of God; as the eating of an Apple; gathering a few sticks on ⟨p. 22⟩the Sabaoth day, and touching of the Ark; oh! the dreadful wrath that these sins brought down, upon the2 heads, and hearts of men; the least sin is contrary to the Law of God, the nature of God, the being of God, and the glory of God, and therefore tis often punished severely by God; and do not we see daily the vengeance of the Almighty falling upon the bodies, names, estates, Families, and souls of men for those sins, that are but little ones in their eyes. Surely, if we are not utterly left of God, and blinded by Satan, we cannot but see it. Oh! therefore, when Satan says tis but a little one, do thou say, oh! but those sins that thou callest little, are such, that will cause God to rain Hell out of Heaven upon sinners, as he did upon the Sodomites.
FIrst, solemnly consider, that those1 sins, which we are apt to account small, hath brought upon men the greatest wrath of God; as the eating of an Apple; gathering a few sticks on ⟨p. 22⟩the Sabbaoth day, and touching of the Ark; oh! the dreadfull wrath that these sinnes brought down, upon the2