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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abide_v	able_a	devil_n	21	3	5.5957	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

thee Behold I have graven thee upon the Verse 16. palmes of my bands thy walls are continually before me If ever you would be too hard for Satan and after all your assaults have your bow abide in strength then take to you the word of God which is the two-edged sword of the Spirit Ephes 6. 1. and the shield of faith whereby you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the Devill 'T is not spitting at Satans name nor crossing your selves nor leaning to your owne resolutions that will get you the victory Luther reports of Staupicius a German Minister that he acknowledged himself that before he came to understand aright the free and powerfull grace of God that he vowed and resolved an hundred times against some particular sinne and never could get power over it at last he saw the reason to be his trusting to his own resolution therefore be skilfull in the word of righteousnesse and in the actings of faith upon Christ and his victory and that Crown of glory that is set before you and Satan will certainly flye from you Iames 4. 7. c. The fifth Proposition is this That we may read much of Satans 5 Proposition nature and disposition by the divers names and Epithites that are given him in the Scriptures Sometimes he is called Behemoth which is bruta whereby Iob 40. 15. the greatnesse and brutishnesse of the Devill is figured Those evill spirits are sometimes called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Accusers for their calumnies and slanders and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 evill ones for their malice Satan is Adversarius an adversary that troubleth Revel 9. and molesteth Abaddon is a destroyer They are called Tempters for their suggestion Lions for their devouring Dragons for their cruelty and Serpents for their subtlety c. As his names are so is he as face answers to face so do Satans names answer to his nature hee hath the worst names and the worst nature of all created creatures c. The sixth and last Proposition is this That God will shortly tread downe 6 Proposition Rom. 16. 20. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 suntripsei from suntribo the Greek word signifies to break or crush a thing to pieces being applyed to the feet it noteth that breaking or crushing which is by stamping upon a thing Satan under the Saints feet Christ our Champion hath already won the Field and will shortly set our feet upon the necks of our spirituall enemies Satan is a foiled Adversary Christ hath led him captive and triumph't over him upon the Crosse Christ hath already overcome him and put weapons into your hands that you may overcome him also set your feet upon his neck Though Satan be a roaring Lion yet Christ who is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah will make Satan flye and fall before you Let Satan doe his worst yet you shall have the honour and the happiness to triumph over him Cheer up you precious sons of Sion for the certainty and sweetnesse of Victory will abundantly recompence you for all the paines you have taken in making resistance against Satans temptations The broken horns of Satan shall be Trumpets of our triumph and the Cornets of our joy c. Now I shall come to the Reasons of the Point and so draw to a close c. THe first Reason is that their hearts 1 Reason may be kept in an humble praying The Philosopher had a ball of brasse in his hand which if he chanced to sleep with the fall into a bason awaked him to his studies You are wise and know how to apply it watching frame oh hath Satan so many devices to ensnare and undoe the soules of men how should this awaken dull drowsie soules and make them stand upon their watch A Saint should be like a Seraphim beset all over with eyes and lights that he may avoid Satans snares and stand fast in the hour of temptation The Lord hath in the Scripture discovered the several snares plots and devices that the Delill hath to undo the soules of men that so being forwarn'd they may be forearm'd that they may be alwayes upon their watch-tower and hold their weapons in their hands as the Iewes did in N●hemiah's time c. The second Reason is from that malice 2 Reason envy and enmity that is in Satan Malice cares not what it saith or doth it may kill or gall against the souls of men Satan is full of envy and enmity that makes him very studious to suit his snares and plots to the tempers constitutions fancies and callings of men that so hee may make them as miserable as himself The Russians are so malicious that you shall have a man hide some of his own goods in the house of him whom he hateth and then accuse him for the stealth of them so doth Satan out of malice to An envious heart and a plotting head are inseparable companions the soules of men hide his goods his wares as I may say in the soules of men and then goe and accuse them before the Lord and a thousand thousand other wayes Satans malice envy and enmity puts him upon eternally to undoe the precious soules of men c. The third Reason is drawn from that 3 Reason long experience that Satan hath had he is a spirit of mighty abilities and his abilities to lay snares before us are mightily increased by that long standing of his hee is a spirit of above five thousand yeares standing he hath had time enough to studie all those wayes and methods which tend most to ensnare and undo the souls of men And as he hath time enough so he hath made it his whole study his only study his constant study to find out snares depths and stratagems to entangle and overthrow the soules of men when he was but a young Serpent he did easily deceive and out-wit our first Parents but now he is grown that Old Serpent as Gen. 3. John speakes Hee is as olde as the world Revel 12. 9. and is grown uery cunning by experience The fourth Reason is in Judgement 4 Reason to the men of the world that they may stumble and fall and be ensnared for ever wicked men that withstand the offers of mercy and despise the spirit of grace that will not open though God knocks never so hard by his word and rod by his Spirit and consceience are given up by a hand of Justice to be 1 King 22. 22. hardned deceived and ensnared by Satan to their everlasting ruine and what can be more just then that they should be taken and charmed with Satans wiles who have frequently refused to be charmed by the Spirit of grace though he hath charmed never so wisely and never so sweetly c. The fifth Reason is That the excellency 5 Reason and power of Gods grace may be the more illustrated and manifested by making man able