Quotes from Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (1608 – 1680) DEVICE 5: TO PRESENT GOD TO THE SOUL AS ONE MADE UP ALL OF MERCY Oh! says Satan, you need not make such a matter of sin, you need not be so fearful of sin, not so unwilling to sin; for God […]

Quotes from Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (1608 – 1680) DEVICE 4: By presenting to the soul the best men’s sins, and by hiding from the soul their virtues:… as by setting before the soul the adultery of David, the pride of Hezekiah, the impatience of Job, the drunkenness of Noah, the […]

Quotes from Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (1608 – 1680) DEVICE 2: BY PAINTING SIN WITH VIRTUE’S COLORS. Satan knows that if he would present sin in its own nature and dress, the soul would rather fly from it than yield to it; and therefore he presents it unto us, not in […]

Quotes from Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (1608 – 1680) CHAPTER 1: THE PROOF OF THE POINT Satan has snares for the wise and snares for the simple; snares for hypocrites, and snares for the upright; snares for generous souls, and snares for timorous souls; snares for the rich, and snares for […]

Quotes from Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (1608 – 1680) A WORD TO THE READER First, You must know that every man cannot be excellent, yet every man may be useful. An iron key may unlock the door with a golden treasure behind it; yes, iron can do some things that gold […]

Quotes from Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (1608 – 1680) THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY Christ, the Scripture, your own hearts, and Satan’s devices, are the four prime things that should be first and most studied and searched. If any cast off the study of these, they cannot be safe here, nor happy hereafter. […]

Quotes from Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks (1608 – 1680) Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices. –2 Corinthians 2:11 Table of Contents The Epistle Dedicatory A Word to the Reader Introduction I. THE PROOF OF THE POINT II. SATAN’S DEVICES TO DRAW […]