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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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Now the Remedies against this Device of the Devil are these that follow.
The first Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, seriously to consider, that the Spirit of the Lord hath been as careful to note the Saints rising by repentance out of sin, as he hath to note their falling into sin; David falls fearfully, but by repentance he rises sweetly. Blot out my transgressions, wash me throughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Purge me with Hyssop, and I shall be clean, wash me, and I shall be whiter then snow; deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. 'Tis true, Hezekiah's heart was lifted up, under the abundance of mercy, that God had cast in upon him; and 'tis as true, that Hezekiah 2humbled himself, for the pride of his heart: so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon him, nor upon Jerusalem, in the ⟨p. 34⟩days of Hezekiah. 'Tis true, Job curses the day of his Birth, and 'tis •• true, that he rises by repentance. Behold, I am vile (saith he) what shall I answer thee? 3I will lay my hand upon my mouth, once have I spoken, but I will not answer, yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the •are, but now mine eye seeth thee: Wherefore I abhor my 4self, and repent in dust and ashes. Peter falls dreadfully, but rises by repentance sweetly; a look of love from Christ, melts him into tears; he knew that repentance was the key to the Kingdom of Grace. As once his Faith was so great, that he leapt, as it were, into a sea of waters, to come to Christ: so now his repentance was so great, that he leapt, as it were, into a sea of tears, for