Device #4 and Remedies“By presenting to the soul the best men’s sins and by hiding from their soul their virtures; by showing the soul their sins, and by hiding from the soul their sorrows and repentance.”What Brooks means by this… Continue Reading
Device #3 and Remedies “By extenuating and lessining of sin” Satan puts degrees upon sin and makes them seem not as bad as they really are. “Ah! saith Satan, it is but a little pride, a little worldliness, a little… Continue Reading
Device #2 and Remedies “By painting sin with virtues colors” Brooks is saying here that this device of Satan is to paint a different picture of sin that what it really is. “Pride, he presents to the soul under the… Continue Reading
Chapter 2 is a rather long chapter. I will be breaking it up into each device and give the remedies, a brief discussion, and then a few notable quotes. These devices are particularly those that Satan uses to draw the… Continue Reading