Resurrection Phoenix

If you would not be taken with any of Satan’s devices, then make immediate resistance against Satan’s first motions.

It is safe to resist, it is dangerous to dispute. Eve disputes, and falls in paradise (Genesis 3); Job resists, and conquers upon the ash-heap. He who will play with Satan’s bait, will be quickly taken with Satan’s hook! The promise of conquest is given to resisting, not disputing: ‘Resist the devil and he will flee from you’ (James 4:7). Ah, Souls! Were you better at resisting than at disputing, your temptations would be fewer, and your strength to stand would be greater than now it is.

Excerpt from: Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices
Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)

A Puritan Word | Resurrection Phoenix It is safe to resist, it is dangerous to dispute. Eve disputes, and falls in paradise (Genesis 3); Job resists, and conquers upon the ash-heap. He who will play with Satan’s bait, will be quickly taken with Satan’s hook! The promise of conquest is given to resisting, not disputing: ‘Resist the de...