Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices - Softcover

Brooks, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494269678 ISBN 13: 9781494269678

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Thomas Brooks was a 17th century English non-conformist Puritan preacher. Amongst Brooks most famous writings is Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices which illustrates how a struggling sinner can avoid the temptation that can lead down a wretched path.

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About the Author:

Little is known about Thomas Brooks as a man, other than can be ascertained from his many writings. Born, probably of well-to-do parents, in 1608, Brooks entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1625. He was licensed as a preacher of the gospel by 1640 at the latest. Before that date he seems to have spent a number of years at sea, probably as a chaplain with the fleet. After the Civil War, Brooks became minister at Thomas Apostle s, London, and was sufficiently renowned to be chosen as preacher before the House of Commons on 26 December, 1648. Three or four years later he moved to St Margaret s, Fish-street Hill, London, but encountered considerable opposition as he refused baptism and the Lord s Supper to those clearly unworthy of such privileges. The following years were filled with written as well as spoken ministry. In 1662 he fell victim to the notorious Act of Uniformity, but he appears to have remained in his parish and to have preached the Word as opportunity offered. Treatises continued to flow from his agile pen. In 1677 or 1678 he married for the second time, 'she spring-young, he winter-old'. Two years later he went home to his Lord.

Review:

'Not only did the book help me in the area of dealing with Christians in my own soul - relating to doubt or assurance - it also helped me in application, in preaching. In fact, [Precious Remedies] may have helped me in application in preaching more than any other book I've ever read.' --Ligon Duncan

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1494269678
• ISBN 13: 9781494269678
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148