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.

A TABLE Shewing the principal things in this Treatise.

• THE words opened, and the Point proved, from page 1. to page 7.
• In the next place is shewed, the severall Devices that Satan hath to draw soules to sin.
  • Satans first Device to draw the soule to sin, is, to present the baite, and hide the hooke, &c. foure Reme∣dies against this Device, from page 7. to page 14.
  • His second Device to draw the soule to sin, is, by painting sin with vertues colours, 4. Remedies against this Device, from page 14. to p. 21.

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  • The third Device Satan hath to draw the soule to sinn, is, by extenuating, and lessening of sin, &c. seven Re∣medies against this Device of Sa∣tan, from page 21. to page 32.
  • The fourth Device that Satan hath to draw the soule to sin, is, by prsent∣ing to the soule the best mens sinns, and by hiding from the soule their vertues, &c. foure Remedies a∣gainst this Device of Satan, from p. 32. to p. 40.
  • The fifth Device that Satan hath to draw the soule to sin, is, by present∣ing God to the soul, as one made up all of mercy, &c. five Remedies against this Device, from pa. 40. to page 49.
  • The sixth Device that Satan hath to draw the soule to sin, is, by perswa∣ding the soule, that the work of Re∣pentance is an easie worke, &c. six Remedies against this device, from page 49. to 65.
  • The seventh Device that Satan hath to draw the soul to sin, is, by making the soule bold to venture upon the oc∣casions of sin, &c. four Remedies

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  • The eighth Device that Satan hath to draw the soule to sin, is, by present∣ing to the soule the outward mercies, that vaine men enjoy, and the out∣ward miseries that they are freed from, whilst they have walked in the wayes of sin, &c. Eight Re∣medies against this Device, from page 73. to page 87.
  • The ninth Device that Satan hath to draw the soule to sin, is, by present∣ing to the soule the crosses, the losses, reproaches, sorrowes, and sufferings that daily attend those that walk in the wayes of holinesse, &c. seven Remedies against this Device, from p. 87. to p. 103.
  • The tenth Device that Satan hath to draw the soules of men to sin, is, by working them to be frequent in com∣paring themselves and their wayes with those that are reputed to be worse then themselves, &c. three Remedies against this Device, from p. 103. to p. 107.
  • The eleventh Device that Satan hath

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  • to draw the soule to sin, is, by pollu∣ting and defiling the soules and judgments of men with such dange∣rous errours, that do in their proper tendency tend to carry the soules of men to all loosenesse, and wicked∣ness, &c. seven Remedies against this Device, from p. 107. to p. 119.
  • The 12. Device that Satan hath to draw the soule to sinne, is, to worke it to affect wicked company, &c. foure Remedies against this De∣vice, from p. 119. to p. 124.
• Secondly, as Satan hath his severall devices to draw soules to sin, so he hath his severall devices to keepe soules from holy duties, to keep them off from religious services, and they are these that follow.
  • The first Device that Satan hath to draw soules from holy duties, and to keep them off from religious servi∣ces, is, by presenting the world in such a dresse, and in such a garbe to the soul, as to ensnare the soul, & to win upon the affections of the soule, he presents the world to them in its

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  • beauty, and bravery, which proves a bewitching sight to a world of men; Eight Remedies against this Device, from p. 124. to p. 141.
  • The second Device that Satan hath to draw souls from the Ordinances, or holy duties, is, by presenting to them the dangers, the losses, and the suffe∣rings that doe attend the perform∣ance of such, and such religious ser∣vices; five Remedies against this Device, from p. 141. to p. 152.
  • The third Device that Satan hath to d••••w soules from holy duties, and to keep them off from Religious servi∣ces, is, by presenting to the soule the difficulty of performing them, &c. five Remedies against this device from p. 152. to p. 160.
  • The fourth Device that Satan hath to draw the soule off from holy exerci∣ses, from religious exercises, is, by working them to make false infe∣rences, from those blessed and glori∣ous things that Christ hath done, &c. five Remedies against this Device, from p. 160. to p. 169.
  • The fifth Device that Satan hath to

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  • draw soules off from Religious ser∣vices, and to keepe soules off from holy, and heavenly performances, is, by presenting to them the paucity and poverty of those that walke in the wayes of God, &c. six Rome∣dies against this Device, from p. 169. to p. 178.
  • The sixth Device that Satan hath to keepe soules off from Religious servi∣vices, is, by presenting before them the examples of the greatest part of the world, that walke in the ways of their owne hearts, and that make light and slight of the wayes of God, &c. three Remedies against this device, from pa. 178. to pa. 182.
  • The seventh Device that Satan hath to keepe soules from holy and hea∣venly services, is, by casting in a multitude of vaine thoughts, whilst the soule is in waiting on God, &c. six Remedies against this device, from p. 182. to p. 190.
  • The eighth Device of Satan to keepe soules from holy and heavenly servi∣ces, is, by working them to rest in their holy performances, &c. foure

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  • remedies against this device, from p. 190. to p. 195.
• In the third place is shewed the severall Devices Satan hath to keep soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, and they are these that follow, &c.
  • The first Device that Satan hath to keep soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is, by causing them to pore more, and mind more their sins, then their Saviour, &c. six Remedies against this device, from p. 196. to p. 205.
  • The second Device that Satan hath to keep soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is, by work∣ing them to make false definitions of their graces, &c. foure Remedies against this device, from p. 205. to p. 211.
  • The third Device that Satan hath to keep soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is, by work∣ing the soule to make false inferen∣rences, from the crosse actings of Providence, &c. foure Remedies against this device, from p. 211. to p. 217.

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  • The fourth Device that Satan hath to keepe poor soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is, by suggesting that their graces are not true, but counterfeit; two Reme∣dies again this, and in the hand∣ling of the two Remedies, ten dif∣ferences are shewed betwixt renew∣ing grace, and restraining grace, be∣twixt sanctifying grace, and tem∣porary grace, from p. 217. to page 230.
  • The fifth Device that Satan hath to keepe soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is, by sugge∣sting to them, that that conflict that is in them, is not a conflict that is only in Saints, but such a conflict, that is to be found in the hearts of hypocrites, and prophane soules, &c. six Remedies against this device, from page 230. to p. 238.
  • The sixth Device that Satan hath to keepe poore soules in a sad, doubt∣ing, and questioning condition, is by suggesting to the soule, that cer∣tainly the condition of the soule is

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  • not good, because the soule cannot joy and rejoyce in Christ, &c. as once it could, &c. five Remedies against this device, from p. 238. to p. 244.
  • The seventh Device that Satan hath to keep poor soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is, by suggesting to the soule its often Re∣lapses into the same sin, which for∣merly he hath pursued with particu∣lar sorrow, griefe, shame, and tears, and prayed, and resolved against; six Remedies against this device, from p. 244. to p. 253.
  • The eighth Device that Satan hath to keep poor soules in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition, is, by perswading them, that their estate is not good, their hearts are not up∣right, their graces are not sound, because they are so followed, vexed, and tormented with temptations; severall Remedies against this de∣vice, from p. 253. to p. 264.
• ...In the fourth place is shewed the seve∣rall wayes and devices that Satan hath to destroy all sorts, and ranks of men in the world.

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  • First, he hath his Devices to destroy the great and honourable of the earth; And that
    • First, by working them to make it their businesse to seeke how to greaten themselves, to enrich themselves, to secure themselves, &c. six Reme∣dies against this device, from p. 264. to p. 277.
    • The second grand Device that Satan hath to destroy the great, and hono∣rable of the earth, is, by engaging them against the people of the most high; foure Remedies against this device, from p. 277. to p. 284.
  • Secondly, Satan hath his Devices to destroy the learned, and the wise, & that sometimes, by working them to pride themselves in their parts, and abilities; and sometimes by draw∣ing them to rest upon their parts and abilities; and sometimes by work∣ing them to make light and slight of those that want iheir parts and abi∣lities, though they excell them in grace and holinesse, &c. four Re∣medies against this device, from p. 284. to p. 290.

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  • Thirdly, Satan hath his Devices to ensnare and destroy the Saints, and that by working them, first to be strange, & then to be bitter, & jea∣lous, and then to divide, &c. twelve remedies against this device, from p. 290. to p. 311.
  • Fourthly, Satan hath his Devices to destroy poor ignorant souls, and that sometimes, by drawing them to af∣fect ignorance, & to neglect, slight, and despise the means of Knowledg, &c. Foure Remedies against this device, from p. 311. to p. 316.
• To prevent some objections, six Pro∣positions, or Conclusions concer∣ning Satan, & his devices are laid down, from p. 316. to page 327.
• Five Reasons of the Point are laid downe, from p. 327. to p. 330.
• Severall sweet and profitable Uses of the Point, from p. 330. to p. 347.
• To this second Impression is added an Appendix touching five more se∣verall Devices that Satan hath to keep poore soules from believing in Christ, from receiving of Christ,

• from embracing of Christ, from re∣sting, leaning, or relying upon Christ for everlasting happinesse, and bles∣sednesse, according to the Gospel, & Remedies against those Devices, from page 349. to the end of the Booke.