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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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Many can sin with David and Peter, that cannot repent with David and Peter, and so must perish for ever. Theodosius the Emperor pressing, that he might receive the Lords Supper, excuses1 his own foul fact by Davids doing the like, to which Ambrose replies, Thou hast followed David transgressing, follow David repenting, and then think thou of the Table of the Lord.
Many can sin with David and Peter, that cannot repent with David and Peter, and so must perish for ever. Theodosius the Emperour pressing, that he might receive the Lords Supper, excuses1 his own foul fact by Davids doing the like, to which Ambrose replies, Thou hast followed David transgressing, follow David repenting, and then think thou of the Table of the Lord.
- 1Theodorit. hist. l. 4. c. 17.
The second Remedy against this Device1 of Satan, is, solemnly to consider, that these Saints did not make a trade of sin, they fell once, or twice (and rose by Repentance) that they might2 keep the closer to Christ for ever; they fell accidentally, occasionally, and with much reluctancy; and thou sinnest presumptuously, obstinately, readily, delightfully, and customarily; thou hast by thy making a trade of sin, contracted upon thy soul a kind of cursed necessity of sinning, that thou canst as well cease to be, or cease to live, as thou canst cease to sin; sin is by custom become as another nature to thee, which thou canst not, which thou wilt not lay aside, ⟨p. 36⟩though thou knowest, that if thou dost not lay sin aside, God will lay thy soul aside for ever; though thou knowest, that if sin and thy soul do not part, Christ and thy soul can never meet; if thou wilt make a trade of sin, and cry out, did not David sin thus, and Noah