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  NAMES WHICH THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS GIVEN THEM
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: Thomas Brooks encourages believers to view wicked men through
the scriptural names given by the Holy Spirit, preserving their souls
from frequenting their company.

Topics: "Spiritual Discernment", "Wickedness"
Scripture References: Psalm 1:1, Proverbs 13:20, Matthew 7:15, Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 15:33, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Galatians 5:9, Ephesians 5:11, James 4:4, 1 John 2:15-17

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the importance of perceiving wicked individuals
through the lens of the names given to them in Scripture, such as lions,
bears, and vipers, which reflect their true nature. By understanding
these descriptions, believers can be warned against the dangers of
associating with such individuals, recognizing that their company should
be a burden rather than a delight. The sermon encourages Christians to
maintain a distance from wickedness and to seek the sweetness of divine
love instead.

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Always look upon wicked men, under those names and

notions which the Scripture describes them, such as:

lions for their fierceness,

bears for their cruelty,

dragons for their hideousness,

dogs for their filthiness,

wolves for their subtleness,

scorpions,

vipers,

thorns,

briars,

thistles,

brambles,

stubble,

dirt,

chaff,

dust,

dross,

smoke,

scum.

You may know well enough what is within them, by the

apt names which the Holy Spirit has given them.

By looking upon them under those names and notions

that the Scripture sets them out by, may preserve the

soul from frequenting their company and delighting in

their society. Such monsters are wicked men--which

should render their company to all who have tasted of

the sweetness of divine love, a burden and not a delight.

"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel

of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in

the seat of mockers." Psalm 1:1

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/names-which-the-holy-spirit-has-given-them/
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