The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, vol. 5
Overview
Dealing with suffering and knowing for certain whether or not God’s presence is with us is a part of any Christian’s life. Thomas Brooks gives practical advice for dealing with suffering as well as sensing God’s presence in our lives. Also included are points, which refer to the saints’ present blessedness and their future happiness.
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- Gives practical advice for dealing with suffering
- Contains an Epistle Dedicatory
- Includes an analysis of texts and topics
Top Highlights
“Thirdly, When men commonly, habitually, side with sin, and take up arms in the defence of sin” (Page 17)
“Secondly, When sin is commonly, habitually, sweet and pleasant to the soul,” (Page 17)
“There is no drawing of a curtain between God and thee.” (Page 40)
“No tribulations, no persecutions, no grievances, no prison doors, ho bolts, no bars, can keep out the consolations of God from flowing in upon his people. God loves to comfort his people when all their outward comforts fail them. God’s comforts are not only sweet, but seasonable; he never comes too soon, nor never stays too long. If one drop of the joy of the Holy Ghost should fall into hell, it would swallow up all the torments of hell, saith Austin.” (Page 508)
“It is a high vanity for any man to think of getting to heaven without suffering. In all the ages of the world the saints have found the way to happiness paved with troubles, and we must not think of finding it strewed with rosebuds.” (Page 424)
- Title: The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, vol. 5
- Author: Thomas Brooks
- Publisher: Edinburgh
- Publication Date: 1866
- Pages: 544
Thomas Brooks (1608–1680) was an English non-conformist Puritan preacher and author. In 1625, he started his college studies at Emmanuel College and by 1640 he was licensed as a preacher. At Emmanuel College he was preceded by religious and colonial leader Thomas Hooker, John Cotton who was a principal among the New England Puritan ministers, and Thomas Shepard, an American Puritan minister and a significant figure in early colonial New England. The topics he covers and the way in which they are presented make his books ones to remember and are given in a thorough and passionate way. An associate of Brooks said: “He had a body of divinity in his head and the power of it in his heart.” From 1648 to 1651, Brooks ministered at the church of St. Thomas the Apostle in London and frequently preached in Parliament. Thomas Brooks was buried in Bunhill Fields, which is London’s famous nonconformist cemetery.