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.

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THE EPISTLE Dedicatorie. TO HIS Most Dear and Precious Ones, The Sons and Daugh∣ters of the most High God, over whom the holy Ghost hath made him a Watchman.

A WORD TO THE READER.

PRECIOUS REMEDIES AGAINST SATANS Devices.

Now the Remedies against this De∣vice of the Devil, are these.

Now the Remedies against this De∣vice of Satan are these.

Now the Remedies against this de∣vice of Satan are these.

Now the Remedies against this Device of the Devil are these that follow.

Now the Remedies against this De∣vice of Satan are these.

Now the Remedies against this de∣vice of Satan are these that follow.

Now the Remedies against this Device are these that follow.

Now the Remedies against this Device of Satan, are these that follow.

Now the Remedies against this de∣vice of Satan are these that follow.

Now the Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

Now the generall Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The second thing to be shewed is, the severall De∣vices that Satan hath (as to draw soules to sin, so) to keep soules from holy duties, to hinder soules in holy Services, and to keep them off from Religious performances.

The first device that Satan hath to draw soules from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious services is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The second Device that Satan hath to draw soules from ho∣ly duties, and to keepe them off from religi∣ous services, is,

Now the Remedies against this de∣vice of Satan are these that follow.

The third Device that Satan hath to hinder soules from holy and heavenly servi∣ces, from gracious, and religious perfor∣mances, is,

Now the remedies against this Device are these that follow.

The fourth Device that Satan hath to keep soules off from holy exercises, from reli∣gious services, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The fifth Device that Satan hath to draw soules off from religious services, and to keep soules off from holy duties, and heavenly per∣formances, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The sixth Device that Satan hath to keepe soules off from religious ser∣vices, is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

The seventh Device that Satan hath to keepe soules from holy and heavenly services, is,

Now the Remedies against this de∣vice of Satan are these that follow.

The eighth Device that Satan hath to keepe soules from re∣ligious services, from holy performan∣ces, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The third thing to be shewed, is the severall De∣vices that Satan hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, questi∣oning, and uncomfortable con∣dition.

The first Device that Satan hath to keepe souls in a sad, doubting, and questio∣ning condition, and so making their life a hell, is,

Now the first Remedie against this device of Satan, is,

The second Device that Satan hath to keep souls in a sad, doubting, and questio∣ning condition, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The third Device that Satan hath to keepe the soul in a sad, doubting, and questioning con∣dition, is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

The fourth Device that Satan hath to keep the soule in a sad, doubting, & que∣stioning conditi∣on, is,

Now the Remedies against this de∣vice of Satan are these that follow.

The fifth Device that Satan hath to keepe soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning con∣dition, is,

The Sixth Device that Satan hath to keep a poor soule in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The seventh Device that Sa∣tan hath to keep souls in a doubting and questio∣ning condition, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The eighth Device that Satan hath to keepe soules in a doubting, and que∣stioning conditi∣on, is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

The fourth thing to be shewed, is, the severall wayes and devices that Sa∣tan hath to destroy and en∣snare all sorts and rankes of men in the world.

His first Device to destroy the great, and honourable of the earth, is,

Now the Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

The second Device that Satan hath to ensnare, and de∣stroy the great and honourable of the earth, is,

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

Secondly, Satan hath his De∣vices to ensnare and destroy the Learned and the Wise, and that sometimes

Now the Remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

Thirdly, Satan hath his De∣vices to destroy the Saints, & one great Device that he hath to destroy the Saints, is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

Lastly, as Satan hath his De∣vicesto destroy gracious soules, so he hath his de∣vices to destroy poore igno∣rant soules, and that some∣times

Now the Remedies against this device of Satan are these that follow.

The first Proposition or Con∣clusion I shall lay downe is this.

The second Proposition is this.

The third Proposition is this.

The fourth Proposition is this.

The fifth Proposition is this.

The sixth and last Proposition is this.

Now I shall come to the Rea∣sons of the Point, and so draw to a close, &c.

The use of the Point.

An Appendix touch∣ing five more severall De∣vices that Satan hath to keep poor soules from be∣lieving in Christ, from re∣ceiving of Christ, from em∣bracing of Christ, from resting, leaning, or relying upon Christ for everlasting happinesse, and blessedness, according to the Gospel; and Remedies against those Devices.

Now the first Device that Satan hath to keep the soule off from believing in Christ, from closing with Christ, &c. is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

The second Device that Satan hath to keepe poor sinners from believing, from closing with a Saviour, is,

Now the Remedies against this de∣vice of Satan are these that follow.

The third Device that Satan hath to keep poor sinners from believing in Christ, from clo∣sing with Christ, from resting on Christ, &c. is,

Now the remedies against this Device of Satan are these that follow.

The fourth Device that Satan hath to keep Christ & a sin∣ner asunder, to keep a poore sinner from believing in Christ, from embracing of Christ, &c. is,

The Remedie against this Device of Satans is briefly to consider these few things.

The fifth Device that Satan hath to keepe a sinner and Christ asunder, is,

Now the Remedies against this Device of Satan are these.

A TABLE Shewing the principal things in this Treatise.

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A Catalogue of the Names of severall Books printed, and to be sold by Iohn Hancocke in Popes∣head Alley.

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