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Book Description<\/h2>\n

Brooks treated the seductive influence and terrible power of Satan in a way greatly more full and suggestive than in the literature of the present day.<\/p>\n

Brooks lists seven reasons for writing this book. The first reason is enough…Brooks says, “Satan hath a greater influence upon men, and higher advantages over them than they think he hath, and the knowledge of his high advantage is the highway to disappoint him, and to render the soul strong in resisting, and happy in conquering.<\/p>\n

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<\/td>\nThomas Brooks – a Brief Biography<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Epistle Dedicatory<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nA Word to the Reader<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIntroduction<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTHE PROOF OF THE POINT<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSATAN’S DEVICES TO DRAW THE SOUL TO SIN<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n[12 devices and their remedies]<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBy\u00a0presenting the bait and hiding the hook<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBy\u00a0painting sin with virtue’s colours<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBy\u00a0the extenuating and lessening of sin<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBy\u00a0showing to the soul the best men’s sins and by hiding from the soul their virtues, their sorrows, and their repentance<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBy\u00a0presenting God to the soul as One made up all of mercy<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBy\u00a0persuading the soul that repentance is easy and that therefore the soul need not scruple about sinning<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBy\u00a0making the soul bold to venture upon the occasions of sin<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBy\u00a0representing to the soul the outward mercies enjoyed by men walking in sin, and their freedom from outward miseries<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBy\u00a0presenting to the soul the crosses, losses, sorrows and sufferings that daily attend those who walk in the ways of holiness<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing saints to compare themselves and their ways with those reputed to be worse than themselves<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nBy\u00a0polluting the souls and judgments of men with dangerous errors that lead to looseness and wickedness<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nBy\u00a0leading men to choose wicked company<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSATAN’S DEVICES TO KEEP SOULS FROM HOLY DUTIES, TO HINDER SOULS IN HOLY SERVICES, TO KEEP THEM OFF FROM RELIGIOUS PERFORMANCES<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n[8 devices and their remedies]<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBy\u00a0presenting the world in such a garb as to ensnare the soul<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBy\u00a0presenting to the soul the dangers, losses and sufferings that accompany the performance of certain religious duties<\/td>\n112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBy\u00a0presenting to the soul the difficulty of performing religious duties<\/td>\n117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing saints to draw false inferences from the blessed and glorious things that Christ has done<\/td>\n122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBy\u00a0presenting to view the fewness and poverty of those who hold to religious practices<\/td>\n127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBy\u00a0showing saints that the majority of men make light of God’s ways and walk in the ways of their own hearts<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBy\u00a0casting in vain thoughts while the soul is seeking God or waiting on God<\/td>\n135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBy\u00a0tempting Christians to rest in their performances<\/td>\n139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSATAN’S DEVICES TO KEEP SAINTS IN A SAD, DOUBTING, QUESTIONING AND UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITION<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n[8 devices and their remedies]<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing saints to remember their sins more than their Saviour, yea, even to forget and neglect their Saviour<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing saints to make false definitions of their graces<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing saints to make false inferences from the cross actions of Providence<\/td>\n151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBy\u00a0suggesting to saints that their graces are not true, but counterfeit<\/td>\n154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBy\u00a0suggesting to saints that the conflict that is in them is found also in hypocrites and profane souls<\/td>\n162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBy\u00a0suggesting to the saint who has lost joy and comfort that his state is not good<\/td>\n167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBy\u00a0reminding the saint of his frequent relapses into sin formerly repented of and prayed against<\/td>\n171<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBy\u00a0persuading saints that their state is not good nor their graces sound<\/td>\n176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSATAN’S DEVICES TO DESTROY AND ENSNARE ALL SORTS AND RANKS OF MEN IN THE WORLD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n[5 devices and their remedies]<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I<\/td>\nDEVICES AGAINST THE GREAT AND HONOURABLE OF THE EARTH<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing them to seek greatness, position, riches and security<\/td>\n183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing them to act against the people of the Most High<\/td>\n190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
II<\/td>\nDEVICE AGAINST THE LEARNED AND THE WISE<\/td>\n194<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBy\u00a0moving them to pride themselves on their parts and abilities, and to despise men of greater grace but inferior abilities<\/td>\n194<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
III<\/td>\nDEVICE AGAINST THE SAINTS<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBy\u00a0dividing them and causing them to ‘bite and devour one another’<\/td>\n198<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IV<\/td>\nDEVICE AGAINST POOR AND IGNORANT SOULS<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing them to affect ignorance and to neglect and despise the means of knowledge<\/td>\n211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAPPENDIX<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTOUCHING FIVE MORE OF SATAN’S DEVICES<\/strong><\/td>\n214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBy\u00a0suggesting to men the greatness and vileness of their sins<\/td>\n214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBy\u00a0suggesting to sinners their unworthiness<\/td>\n222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBy\u00a0suggesting to sinners their want of certain preparations and qualifications<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBy\u00a0suggesting to sinners that Christ is unwilling to save them<\/td>\n228<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBy\u00a0causing sinners to give more attention to the secret decrees and counsels of God than to their own duty<\/td>\n229<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSEVEN CHARACTERS OF FALSE TEACHERS<\/strong><\/td>\n230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSIX PROPOSITIONS CONCERNING SATAN AND HIS DEVICES<\/strong><\/td>\n234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n[Five reasons of the point added]<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCONCLUSION – CHIEFLY, TEN SPECIAL HELPS AND RULES AGAINST SATAN’S DEVICES<\/strong><\/td>\n243<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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