Quotes from Thomas Brooks

God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

The more any man is in the contemplation of truth, the more fairer and firmer impression is made upon his heart by truth.

Sin is a viper that does always kill where it is not killed.

There is no way under heaven to be interested in Christ, but by believing. He that believeth shall be saved, let his sins, be ever so great; and he that believeth not shall be damned, let his sins be ever so little.

Prayer crowns God with the honor and glory that are due to his name, and God crowns prayer with assurance and comfort. Usually, the most praying souls are the most assured souls.

There is no such way to attain to greater measures of grace, as for a man to live up to that little grace he has.

Love is a golden key to let in Christ, and a strong lock to keep out others.

One of Satan's devices to keep poor souls in a sad, doubting, and questioning condition is causing them to be always posing and musing upon sin; to mind their sins more than their Saviour: yea, so to mind their sins as to forget and neglect their Saviour. Their eyes are so fixed upon their disease that they cannot see their remedy, though it be near; and they do so muse upon their debts that they have neither mind nor heart to think of their surety.

Sins against God's mercy will bring the greatest and sorest judgments upon men's heads and hearts. Mercy is God's Alpha, justice is His Omega.

The giving way to a less sin makes way for the committing of a greater.

Assurance is a jewel of that worth, a pearl of that price, that he who will have it must work, and sweat, and weep, and wait to obtain it.

It is the very nature of grace to make a man strive to be most eminent in that particular grace which is most opposed to his bosom sin.

Weak Christians are afraid of the shadow of the cross.

You are wise, and know how to apply it.

God is a just as He is merciful.

Such as have made a considerable improvement of their gifts and graces, have hearts as large as their heads; whereas most men's heads have outgrown their hearts.

The number of difficulties makes the Christian's conquest the more illustrious. A gracious man should be made up all of fire, overcoming and consuming all opposition, as fire does the stubble. All difficulties should be but whetstones to his fortitude.

Though true repentance be never too late, yet late repentance is seldom true.

Christians, bear your faithful ministers upon your hearts when you are wrestling with God. They can tell when they want your prayers, and when they enjoy your prayers. Did you pray more for them, they might do more for your internal and eternal good than they do now.

Mercy is "Alpha," justice is "Omega."

We trust as we love, and we trust where we love; if you love Christ much surely you will trust Him much.

He who stands upon his own strength will never stand.

Though there is nothing more dangerous, yet there is nothing more ordinary, than for weak saints to make their sense and feeling the judge of their condition. We must strive to walk by faith.

Faith is the champion of grace, and love the nurse; but humility is the beauty of grace.