Remedies against Satan’s devices
William Spurstowe (1605-1666), along with other Puritan writers, catalogued many of Satan’s devices, and indicated the remedies that the Christian should take:-
Device 1 – Satan leads us from lesser sins to greater.
Remedy – ‘Do not give the devil a foothold’ (Eph 4:27). If you let the serpent’s head into the house, the whole body will soon follow. Do not trivialise ‘lesser’ sins: ‘the least sin is contrary to the law of God, the nature of God, the being of God, and the glory of God’ (Brooks).…