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A77614	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.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1658 (1658)	Wing B4954; Thomason E1426_1	231,671	413

in Christ surely none Ah sinners you should reason thus Christ hath bestowed the choisest mercies the greatest favours the highest dignities the sweetest priviledges upon unworthy sinners and therefore O our souls doe not you faint do not you despair but patiently and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord who can tell but that free grace and mercy may shine forth upon us though we are unworthy and give us a portion among those Worthies that are now triumphing in Heaven The third Remedie against this Device 3 Remedie of Satans is that if the soule will keep off from Christ till it be worthy it wil never close with Christ it will never embrace Christ 't will never be one with Christ it must lie down in everlasting Isa 50. ult sorrow God hath laid up all worthinesse in Christ that the creature may know where to finde it and may make out after it There is no way on earth to make unworthy soules worthy but by believing in Christ Believing in Christ of slaves 't will make 〈◊〉 1. 12. you worthy sons of enemies 't will James 2. 23. make you worthy friends c. God wil count none worthy nor call none worthy nor carry it towards none as worthy but Believers who are made Reuel 3. 4. worthy by the worthinesse of Christs person righteousnesse satisfaction and intercession c. The fourth and last Remedie against 4 Remedie this Device of Satans is solemnly to consider that if you make a diligent search into your own hearts you shall find that 't is the pride folly of your own hearts that puts you upon bringing of a worthinesse to Christ Oh you would faine bring something to Christ that might render you acceptable to him you are loft to come empty handed The Lord cries out Ho Isa 55. 1 2. every one that thirsteth come yee to the waters and he that hath no money come yee buy and eate come buy wine and milke without money and without price Wherefore doe you spend your money upon Verse 2. that which is not bread and your labour for that which satisfieth not Here the Lord calls upon money lesse soules upon penni-lesse soules upon unworthy soules to come and partake of his precious favours freely but sinners are proud and foolish and because they have no money no worthiness to bring they 'l not come though he sweetly invites them Ah sinners what is more just then that you should perish for ever that preferre huskes among swine before the milke and wine the sweet and precious things of the Gospel that are freely and sweetly offered to you c. Well sinners remember this 't is not so much the sense of thy unworthinesse as thy pride that keeps thee off from a blessed closing with the Lord Jesus The third Device that Satan hath to keep poor sinners from believing in Christ from closing with Christ from resting on Christ c. is BY suggesting to them the want of 3 Device such and such preparations and qualifications saith Satan thou art not prepared to entertain Christ thou art not thus and thus humbled and justified thou art not heart-sick of sin thou hast not been under horrors and terrours as such and such thou must stay till thou art prepared and qu●lified to receive the Lord Jesus c. Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow THe first Remedie against this Device 1 Remedy of Satan is seriously to consider that such as have not been so and so prepared and qualified as Satan suggests have received Christ believed in Christ and being saved by Christ Mathew Mat. 9. 9. was called sitting at the receipt of custome and there was such power went along with Christs call that made him to follow We read not of any horrors or terrours c. that hee was under before his being called by Christ Pray what preparations and qualifications were found in Zacheus Paul the Luke 19. 9. Acts 16. chap. Jaylor and Lydia before their conversion God brings in some by the sweet and still voyce of the Gospel and usually such that are thus brought in to Christ are the sweetest humblest 〈◊〉 isest and fruitfullest Christians God is a free agent to worke by Law or Gospel by smiles or frownes by presenting hell or heaven to sinners soules God thunders from Mount-Sinai upon some souls conquers them by thundering God speaks to others in a still voyce and by that conquers them You that are brought to Christ by the Law do not you judge and condemn them that are brought to Christ by the Rom. 14. Gospell and you that are brought to Christ by the Gospel do not you despise those that are brought to Christ by the Law Some are brought to Christ by fire storms and tempests others by more easie and gentle gales of the Spirit The Spirit is free in the works of Iohn 3. 8. conversion and as the wind it blows when where how it pleases Thrice happy are those souls that are brought to Christ whether it be in a winters night or in a summers day The second Remedie against this Device 2 Remedie of Satan is solemnly to dwel upon these following Scriptures which do clearly evidence that poor sinners which are not so and so prepared and qualified to meet with Christ to receive and embrace the Lord Jesus Christ may notwithstanding that believe in Christ and rest and lean upon him for happinesse and blessednesse according to the Gospel Read the first of the Proverbs from vers 20. to the end and the 11. first verses of the 8. of the Proverbs and the six first verses of the 9. of the Proverbs and the 14. first verses of Ezek. chap. 16. and the 3. of John 14 15 16 17 18. 36. verses and the 3. of the Revelations vers 15 16 17 18 19 20. Here the Lord Jesus Christ stands knocking at the Laodiceans door he would faine have them to sup with him and that he might sup with them that is that they might have intimate communion and fellowship one with another Now pray tell me what preparations or qualifications had these Laodiceans to entertain Christ surely none for they were luke-warm they were neither cold nor hot they were wretched and miserable and poore and blind and naked and yet Christ to shew his free grace and his condescending love invites the very worst of sinners to open to him though they were no wayes so or so prepared or qualified to entertain him c. The third Remedie against this Device 3 Remedie of Satan is seriously to consider that the Lord does not in all the Scripture require such and such preparations Rom. 4. 5. God justifies the ungodly qualifications before men come to Christ before they believe in Christ or entertaine or embrace the Lord Jesus Christ Believing believing in Christ is the great thing that God presses upon sinners throughout the Scripture as all know that know any thing of Scripture Obj. But does not

the imagined profit or seeming sensuall pleasure can be worth What fruit had you in those things whereof you are now ashamed If I never repent oh then my sinfull Inward bleeding kils many a man so will sinfull thoughts if not repented of thoughts will be the Scorpions that wil eternally vex me the rods that will eternally lash me the thorns that will everlastingly prick me the dagger that will be eternally a stabbing mee the worme that will be for ever a gnawing me oh therefore watch against them be constant in resisting them an● in lamenting and weeping over them and then they shall not hurt thee though they may for a time trouble thee and remember this he that doth this doth more then the most glistering and blustering Hypocrite in the world doth The fifth Remedie against this device 5. Remedy Ephes 3. 19. The words are an hebraisme the Hebrews when they would set out many excellent things they add the name of God to it City of God Cedars of God wrestlings of God so here that ye may be filled with the fulnesse of God of Satan is to labour more and more to be filled with the fulnesse of God and to be inriched with all spirituall and heavenly things what 's the reason that the Angells in heaven have not so much as an idle thought 't is because they are filled with the fulnesse of God take it for an experienced truth the more the soule is filled with the fulnesse of God and inriched with spirituall and heavenly things the lesse room there is in that soule for vaine thoughts The fuller the vessel is of wine the lesse room there is for water Oh! lay up much of God of Christ of precious promises and choise experiences in your hearts and then you wil be lesse troubled with vain thoughts A good man out of the good treasure Mat. 12. 3. of his heart bringeth forth good things 6. Remedy The sixth Remedie against this device of Satan is to keep up holy and spirituall affections for such as your affections are such will be your thoughts Oh! Psal 119. 97. Psal 139. 8. how I love thy law 't is my meditation all the day what we love most we most muse upon when I awake I am still with thee That which wee much like wee shall much mind them that are frequent in their love to God and his law wil be frequent in thinking of God and his Simile law a childe will not forget his mother The seventh Remedie against this device 7. Remedie 2 Tim. 2. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is entangled it is a comparison which St Paul borroweth from the custome of the Roman Empire wherein soldiers were forbidden to be proctors of other mens causes to undertake husbandry or Merchandize of Satan is to avoid multiplicity of wordly businesse oh let not the world take up your hearts thoughts at other times soules that are torne In pieces with the cares of the world will be alwayes vexed and tormented with vain thoughts in all their approaches to God vain thoughts will be still crouding in upon him that lives in a croud of businesse The stars which have least circuit are neerest the Pole and men that are least perplexed with businesse are commonly nearest to God The eighth Device that Satan 8 Device hath to keepe soules from religious services from holy performances is BY working them to rest in their performances to rest in prayer and to rest in hearing reading and the communion Isa 58. 1 2 3. Zech. 7. 4 5 6. Mat 6. 2. Rom. 17. of Saints c. and when Satan hath drawn the soul to rest upon the service done then he will help the soul to reason thus why thou wert as good never pray as to pray and rest in prayer as good never heare as to heare and rest in hearing as good never be in the communion of Saints as to rest in the communion of Saints and by this device he stops many soules in their heavenly race and takes off poor soules from those services that should be their joy and Crown Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow THe first Remedie against this device 1 Remedie of Satan is to dwell much upon the imperfections and weaknesses that Pride and high confidence is most apt to creep in upon duties wel done saith one doe attend your choisest services oh the spots the blots the blemishes that are to be seen upon the face of our fairest duties when thou hast done all thou canst thou hast need to close up all with this Oh! enter not into judgement with thy servant oh Lord for the weaknesses that cleave to my best services we may all Isa 64. 6. say with the Church All our righteousnesses are as a menstruous cloath If God should be strict to marke what is done amisse in our best actions wee were undone Oh! the water that is mingled with our wine the drosse that cleaves unto our Gold The second Remedie against this device 2 Remedie of Satan is to consider the impotency and inability of any of your b●st services divinely to comfort refresh and beare your soules up from fainting and sinking in the dayes of troubles when darkenesse is round about you when God shall say to you as he did 10. 14. once to the Israelites Goe and cry unto the gods that you have chosen let them save you in the time of your tribulation So when God shall say in the day of your troubles goe to your prayers to your hearing and to your fasting c. and see if they can help you if they can support you if they can deliver you if God in that day doth but with-hold the influence of his grace from thee thy former services will be but poore cordiall● to comfort thee and then thou must and wilt cry out oh none but Christ none Omne bonum in summo bono all good is in the chiefest good Nec Christus nec coelum patitur hyperbolen but Christ oh my prayers are not Christ my hearing is not Christ my fasting is not Christ c. oh one smile of Christ one glimps of Christ one good word from Christ on nod of love from Christ in the day of trouble and darknesse will more revive and refresh the soule then all your former services in which your soules rested as if they were the bosome of Christ which should be the only center of our soules Christ is the Crowne of Crownes the glory of glories and the heaven of heaven The third Remedie against this device 3 Remedie of Satan is solemnly to consider that good things rested upon will as certainly undoe us and everlastingly destroy us as the greatest enormities that can be committed by us those soules that after they have done all doe not look up so high as a Christ and rest and center alone in Christ laying